BEACHHEAD


Meaning of BEACHHEAD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbēch-ˌhed ]

noun

Date: 1940

1. : an area on a hostile shore occupied to secure further landing of troops and supplies

2. : foothold

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.