Look up: Beachhead

1. beachhead
   [n] - an area in hostile territory that has been occupied and is held for further troops and supplies
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2. beachhead
   a designated area on a hostile shore which,when seized and held,ensures the continuous landing of troops and materiel,and provides manoeuvre space requisite for subsequent projected operations ashore.It is the physical objective of an amphibious operation Category: Defense
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3. beachhead
   noun a bridgehead on the enemy`s shoreline seized by an amphibious operation; `the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead`
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4. beachhead
   foothold noun an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments; `the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors`; `they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market`
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5. Beachhead
   `Beachhead` is a military term used to describe the line created when a unit (by sea) reaches a beach, and begins to defend that area of beach, while other reinforcements (it is hoped) help out, until a unit large enough to begin advancing has arrived. Sometimes used interchangeably (both correctly and incorrectly) with Bridgehead and Lodgement. Beachheads were very important in operations such as Operation Neptune, the Korean War (especially at ...
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6. Beachhead
   `Beachhead` is a military term used to describe the line created when a unit (by sea) reaches a beach, and begins to defend that area of beach, while other reinforcements (it is hoped) help out, until a unit large enough to begin advancing has arrived. Sometimes used interchangeably (both correctly and incorrectly) with Bridgehead and Lodgement. Beachheads were very important in operations such as Operation Neptune, the Korean War (especially at ...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beachhead