Beachhead
the area that is the first objective of a military force landing on an enemy sh-r-.
a secure initial position that has been gained and can be used for further advancement; foothold:
the company has won a beachhead in the personal computer market.
contemporary examples
now, having secured the beachhead, he has to hold it and even advance.
michael tomasky: obama’s high-stakes gamble on gay marriage michael tomasky may 9, 2012
limp and trembling, she clung to my neck as we sprinted past the beachhead fray.
the extinction parade: an original zombie story by max brooks max brooks january 13, 2011
newt was there at the beachhead at the beginning of all of this [in the 1980] reagan revolution.
florida gets ugly lois romano january 29, 2012
nor are attempts at establishing a randian beachhead in the curriculum entirely new.
make them read rand! a scheme in idaho to put objectivism in schools michael moynihan february 7, 2013
rather, he argued, “this is a case where it ought to be easy to establish a beachhead [and] say that coercion matters.”
supreme court finishes hearing health-care law arguments ben jacobs march 27, 2012
historical examples
“but, it was only a beachhead, and had been only intended as such—” the pictures broke off; the unspoken words resumed.
a gift for terra fox b. holden
and when they were over, the new masters had established their first beachhead in the new system.
a gift for terra fox b. holden
as long as the beachhead of the underground invasion remained small, its blocking would not impair the functions of the brain.
the brain alexander blade
it is only a small town, that beachhead; but still, being a sea-coast town, there is a good deal of stir about it.
karl krinken, his christmas stocking susan warner
dont you think it is a great deal pleasanter than it would be if beachhead was away off in the country, out of sight of the water?
karl krinken, his christmas stocking susan warner
noun (military)
an area on a beach that has been captured from the enemy and on which troops and equipment are landed
the object of an amphibious operation
n.
1940, in reference to german military tactics in world war ii, from beach (n.) + head (n.), on the model of bridgehead, but the image doesn’t quite work.
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a steep slope or miniature cliff, formed by wave action, fronting the berm on a beach.