beachhead

3 definitions found

beachhead - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  beachhead \beach"head`\ n.
     an area in hostile territory that has been occupied and is
     held to allow aditional troops and supplies to enter.
  
     Syn: bridgehead, foothold.
          [WordNet 1.5]

beachhead - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  beachhead
      n 1: a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an
           amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying
           to contain the Anzio beachhead"
      2: 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" [syn: beachhead,
         foothold]

beachhead - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  53 Moby Thesaurus words for "beachhead":
     acropolis, advance guard, airhead, avant-garde, bastion,
     battle line, blockhouse, bridgehead, bunker, castle, citadel,
     donjon, farthest outpost, fasthold, fastness, first line,
     forefront, fort, fortress, front, front line, front rank,
     front-runner, garrison, garrison house, hold, keep, line, martello,
     martello tower, mote, motte, outguard, outpost, peel, peel tower,
     pillbox, pioneer, point, post, precursor, railhead, rath, safehold,
     scout, spearhead, strong point, stronghold, tower,
     tower of strength, van, vanguard, ward