beachhead
noun
beach·head
ˈbēch-ˌhed 
1
: an area on a hostile shore occupied to secure further landing of troops and supplies
2
: foothold
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But growing concerns in the Trump administration and in Congress about the port – and what some see as its potential to serve as a beachhead for Chinese military activity – formed a backdrop for the visit.
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Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
Chatterjee believes that through the rising authoritarian tides, places where people can enjoy one another’s company are a beachhead where organizing can begin.
—Julia Angwin, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
Germany is perhaps the West’s last and most difficult beachhead.
—Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2025
The war must end immediately… And there must be an immediate activation of small beachheads throughout Gaza to create Hamas-free zones from which the Strip’s recovery and hopefully, political transformation and rejuvenation in the transitional period can begin.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
Chatterjee believes that through the rising authoritarian tides, places where people can enjoy one another’s company are a beachhead where organizing can begin.
—Julia Angwin, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
Germany is perhaps the West’s last and most difficult beachhead.
—Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2025
The war must end immediately… And there must be an immediate activation of small beachheads throughout Gaza to create Hamas-free zones from which the Strip’s recovery and hopefully, political transformation and rejuvenation in the transitional period can begin.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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“Beachhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beachhead. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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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
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