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 war must end immediately… And there must be an immediate activation of small beachheads throughout Gaza to create Hamas-free zones from which the Strip’s recovery and hopefully, political transformation and rejuvenation in the transitional period can begin.
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Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
But the effort to isolate Qatar has only pushed it closer to Iran, providing Tehran with a beachhead on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf.
—Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
The upshot: Australia has now come to serve as a beachhead for others to prepare their own defenses.
—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
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Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
But the effort to isolate Qatar has only pushed it closer to Iran, providing Tehran with a beachhead on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf.
—Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
The upshot: Australia has now come to serve as a beachhead for others to prepare their own defenses.
—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
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“Beachhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beachhead. Accessed 29 May. 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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