Synonyms of beachhead

beachhead

noun

as in foothold

Related Words

• foothold
• bridgehead
• front
• front line
• battle line
• ground
• battlefield
• battleground
• killing field
• field

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beachhead

The looming new domestic beachhead for the disease comes as vaccination rates have tumbled nationwide in recent years — in some areas falling well below the herd immunity threshold experts say is necessary to keep it from spreading. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026

The war games don’t generally start with Chinese marines clawing their way up a beachhead, Normandy style. — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026

While workforce agencies are the beachhead, talent marketplaces are needed more broadly. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026

For the first time in half a century, countdown clocks began ticking Monday toward launch of a three-man one-woman crew on a trip to the moon and back, a major step in NASA's accelerated drive to establish a lunar beachhead with landings in 2028, followed by construction of a moon base. — William Harwood, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026