beachhead
noun
beach·head
ˈbēch-ˌhed 
1
: an area on a hostile shore occupied to secure further landing of troops and supplies
2
: foothold
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Closing criminal vape shops removes the storefronts that international syndicates use as beachheads.
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Edgar Domenech, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
By midnight, the troops had secured their beachheads and moved further inland from Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
While this might look different for each company, consider products that require less configuration—ideal beachhead candidates for a streamlined digital customer journey.
—Rob Armstrong, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
With enough skilled personnel, Taiwanese forces could occupy hardened positions along the island’s coast to prevent the PLA from amassing the numbers needed to break out from their beachheads and seize and hold territory farther inland.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Edgar Domenech, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
By midnight, the troops had secured their beachheads and moved further inland from Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
While this might look different for each company, consider products that require less configuration—ideal beachhead candidates for a streamlined digital customer journey.
—Rob Armstrong, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
With enough skilled personnel, Taiwanese forces could occupy hardened positions along the island’s coast to prevent the PLA from amassing the numbers needed to break out from their beachheads and seize and hold territory farther inland.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Beachhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beachhead. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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beachhead
noun
beach·head
ˈbēch-ˌhed
: 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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