beachhead
🇺🇸
/ˈbiːtʃhed/
🇬🇧
/ˈbiːtʃhed/
noun
R
A place where soldiers first arrive on a beach during a battle and start to move forward from there.
The soldiers established a beachhead on the island, preparing to push further inland.
translation
A place where soldiers first arrive on a beach during a battle and start to move forward from there.
Word Forms
Plural
beachheads