beachhead

noun

beach·​head ˈbēch-ˌhed 

1

: an area on a hostile shore occupied to secure further landing of troops and supplies

2

: foothold

Examples of beachhead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meng was on her way to Mexico to secure a new beachhead for the next generation of wireless infrastructure, known as 5G. The transformation to a 5G network promised inconceivably fast wireless speeds but required a new and denser network of cellular base stations. —Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2020

Solutions raised by Spanish companies include establishing beachheads in America, developing English-language productions and selling on the open market. —Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024

Whatever happens on the battlefield, Moscow has lost forever its cultural sway and beachhead in the bilingual, multinational, and yet now unambiguously Ukrainian east. —Brian Milakovsky, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2022

Its handful of beachheads in Europe and Asia—some of them collaborations with other retailers—create major buzz for its online business. —Benjamin Crudo, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

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