beachheadnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbiːtʃ.hed/us/ˈbiːtʃ.hed/an area of land near the sea or a river that an attacking army has taken control of and from where it can move forward into enemy country:
The troops quickly established a beachhead and were preparing to advance.
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Places involved in military activity
- base
- Bastille
- battlefield
- battleground
- billet
- boot camp
- bridgehead
- camp
- garrison
- GHQ
- guard post
- guardhouse
- guardroom
- line
- PX
- redoubt
- sentry box
- staging area
- the front line
- theatre
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