beachhead

noun

Definition of beachheadnext
as in foothold

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Recent Examples of beachhead 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 Your sons, daughters, granddaughters, grandsons could be on Kharg Island or be holding a beachhead down by the Strait of Hormuz. — ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beachhead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beachhead
  1. foothold
  2. bridgehead
Noun
  • Considered in this context, SpaceX's expansion into services is a natural move, giving it a foothold in the market's fastest-growing layer, where recurring revenue can fund ambitions far larger than launch alone.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • The eldest among them had established early footholds in their careers before COVID hit.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of foothold
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  • The corridor will be developed by the United States, representing a bridgehead for American influence in a region Russia considers well within its sphere of influence.
    — Alexander Thompson, Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2026
  • Since the 18th century, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union have viewed the region as a bridgehead against Iran and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey.
    — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Definition of bridgehead

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