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Beachhead   /bˈitʃhˌɛd/   Listen
Beachhead

noun
1.
A bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation.
2.
An initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments.  Synonym: foothold.  "They are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market"





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"Beachhead" Quotes from Famous Books



... there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities (the Japanese Government has built one desalination plant and plans to build one other); beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials; excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from the spread of the Crown of Thorns starfish; Tuvalu is very concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising ...
— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... our Fifth Army and the British Eighth Army—reinforced by units from other United Nations, including a brave and well equipped unit of the Brazilian Army—have, in the past year, pushed north through bloody Cassino and the Anzio beachhead, and through Rome until now they occupy heights overlooking the valley ...
— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various


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