beachhead

noun

beach·​head ˈbēch-ˌhed How to pronounce beachhead (audio)
1
: an area on a hostile shore occupied to secure further landing of troops and supplies
2

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Solutions raised by Spanish companies include establishing beachheads in America, developing English-language productions and selling on the open market. Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024 Whatever happens on the battlefield, Moscow has lost forever its cultural sway and beachhead in the bilingual, multinational, and yet now unambiguously Ukrainian east. Brian Milakovsky, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2022 Its handful of beachheads in Europe and Asia—some of them collaborations with other retailers—create major buzz for its online business. Benjamin Crudo, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 The agreement left a handful of TV networks without carriage but secured Disney+ and ESPN+ a spot alongside major linear channels, a key beachhead for Disney. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beachhead 

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of beachhead was in 1920

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“Beachhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beachhead. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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beachhead

noun
beach·​head ˈbēch-ˌhed How to pronounce beachhead (audio)
: an area on an enemy shore held by an advance force of an invading army to protect the later landing of troops or supplies

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