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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The upshot: Australia has now come to serve as a beachhead for others to prepare their own defenses.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Pushing in behind the investment beachheads are Chinese diplomats, peacekeepers, security contractors, shopkeepers, media enterprises, training and exchange programs, and many other forms of influence.
—Luke Patey, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Wild Horses has established its beachhead at the end of the year in Petco Park.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
So, what prompted Russia to withdraw from its American beachhead?
—William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, The Conversation, 29 Mar. 2017
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Pushing in behind the investment beachheads are Chinese diplomats, peacekeepers, security contractors, shopkeepers, media enterprises, training and exchange programs, and many other forms of influence.
—Luke Patey, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Wild Horses has established its beachhead at the end of the year in Petco Park.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
So, what prompted Russia to withdraw from its American beachhead?
—William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, The Conversation, 29 Mar. 2017
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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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