beachhead

noun

Definition of beachheadnext
as in foothold

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Recent Examples of beachhead That’s where parachutes made of nylon and Kevlar are stitched together for everything from space capsules coming back to land on Earth or one day traveling to the surface of Mars or dropping military personnel on beachheads around the world. — Pat Maio, Oc Register, 29 May 2026 Private equity was a natural beachhead. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for beachhead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beachhead
  1. foothold
  2. bridgehead
Noun
  • American retailers and restaurant chains have sometimes struggled to gain a foothold in Europe.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • With Mathys Tel on the left, Richarlison through the middle and Mikey Moore on the right, Tottenham struggled to get a foothold in the game.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of foothold
Noun
  • 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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“Beachhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beachhead. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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