beachhead
英 ['biːtʃhed]
美['bitʃhɛd]
- n. [军] 滩头堡，滩头阵地
英英释意
- 1. a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation;
- "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead"
- 2. an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments;
- "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"
- "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market"