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beachhead

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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beach·head /ˈbiːtʃhed/ noun [countable]  PMan area of shore that has been taken from an enemy by force, and from which the army can prepare to attack a country 滩头阵地,滩头堡
Examples from the Corpus
beachheadWesterners call what they have established out here a civilization, but it would be more accurate to call it a beachhead.But music, not words, was the cultural beachhead of the new invasion.Many journeys of pilgrimage are made to the invasion beachheads.In support of the build-up of beachheads, naval ships, directed by observers ashore with assault forces, fired on shore targets.In 1976 the counterculture still had a solid beachhead in Athens, Ohio.What they seem not to understand is how difficult it will be just to hang on to the beachhead they have made.
From Longman Business Dictionarybeachheadbeach‧head /ˈbiːtʃhed/ noun [countable]COMMERCE part of a market that a company obtains, hoping to obtain more of the same market or part of another larger market that is near the first oneTelefonica gained a key beachhead in Brazil when it won control of CRT.
beach·head nounChineseSyllable
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beachhead
beachhead /ˈbiːtʃhed/ noun [countable]
an area of shore that has been taken from an enemy by force, and from which the army can prepare to attack a country


beach·headBrE /ˈbiːtʃhed/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbiːtʃhed/ 🔊 nouna strong position on a beach from which an army that has just landed prepares to go forward and attack (军队的)滩头堡,滩头阵地   see also bridgehead (1)