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Noun Concept
Categories: Military geography
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beachhead  beach-head
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A bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation WordNet 3.0
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A bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A beachhead is a temporary line created when a military unit reaches a landing beach by sea and begins to defend the area as other reinforcements arrive. Wikipedia
Line created when a military unit reaches a beach by sea and begins to defend that area of beach. Wikipedia Disambiguation
temporary line created when a military unit reaches a landing beach by sea and begins to defend the area while other reinforcements help out until a unit large enough to begin advancing has arrived Wikidata
An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material. Wiktionary
Area of hostile territory. Wiktionary (translation)
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The Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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