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English Dictionary: beachhead by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beachhead
n
  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"
    Synonym(s): beachhead, foothold
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