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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation;
- Example: "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead"

2. an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments;
- Example: "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"
- Example: "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market"
[syn: beachhead, foothold]



The 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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]