BEACHHEAD


Meaning of BEACHHEAD in English

/ ˈbiːtʃhed; NAmE / noun

a strong position on a beach from which an army that has just landed prepares to go forward and attack

—see also bridgehead

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WORD ORIGIN

Second World War (originally US): formed on the pattern of bridgehead .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.