Definition of beachhead - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

figurativefoothold or initial achievement in any field

The company gained a beachhead in the European market last year..

bridgehead

foothold

stronghold

military landing

TECH.

initial position secured by an invading force on enemy shore

TECH.

The troops established a beachhead on the coast before dawn..

bridgehead

foothold

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Origin of beachhead

English, beach (shore) + head (top)

Examples of beachhead in a sentence

They established a beachhead in the competitive market.
They fought hard to maintain the beachhead.
The beachhead was crucial for the mission.

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French:tête de pont, position avancée, ...
German:Brückenkopf, Landekopf, ...
Italian:testa di ponte, testa di sbarco, ...
Spanish:punto de apoyo, ...
Portuguese:cabeça de ponte, cabeça de praia, ...
Chinese:立足点, 滩头阵地, ...
Japanese:足がかり, ビーチヘッド, ...
Arabic:مَوْطِئ قَدَم, رَأْس جِسْر, ...
Hebrew:רֹאשׁ גֶּשֶׁר, רֹאשׁ גֶּשֶׁר, ...
Russian:плацдарм, береговой плацдарм, ...
Ukrainian:плацдарм, ...
Hindi:प्रारंभिक उपलब्धि, समुद्र तट का सिरा, ...
Bengali:প্রাথমিক সাফল্য, সৈকত মাথা, ...
Catalan:cap de pont, cap de platja, ...
Czech:předmostí, ...
Danish:fodfæste, strandhoved, ...
Dutch:voet aan de grond, bruggenhoofd, ...
Greek:προγεφύρωμα, προγεφύρωμα ακτής, ...
Hungarian:hídfőállás, hídfő, ...
Khmer:មូលដ្ឋានដំបូងសម្រាប់ចូលទៅក្នុងវិស័យមួយ, ទីតាំងចុះចតដំបូង, ...
Korean:발판, 교두보, ...
Persian:پایگاه اولیه, سرپل, ...
Polish:przyczółek, ...
Portuguese (BR):cabeça de ponte, cabeça de praia, ...
Romanian:punct de sprijin, cap de plajă, ...
Swedish:fotfäste, brohuvud, ...
Thai:จุดเริ่มต้น, หัวหาด, ...
Turkish:ilk adım, kıyıbaşı, ...
Vietnamese:bước đệm, đầu cầu, ...

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