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beachhead

/'biʧ,hɛd/

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noun
an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments
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"the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"

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foothold

type of:
accomplishment achievement
noun
a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation
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"the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead"

type of:
bridgehead foothold

Examples of beachhead

"the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"
"the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead"