beachhead – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
beachhead
n.
fortified area on a beach established by invading forces
Beachhead
A
beachhead is a 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. The term is sometimes used interchangeably (both correctly and incorrectly) with
bridgehead and
lodgement. Beachheads were very important in operations such as
Operation Neptune during
World War II, the Korean War (especially at
Inchon), and the
Vietnam War, among many other examples.
beachhead
Noun
1. a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead"
(hypernym) bridgehead, foothold
2. an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments; "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market"
(synonym) foothold
(hypernym) accomplishment, achievement
beachhead
A designated area on a hostile or potentially hostile shore which, when seized and held, provides for the continuous landing of troops and matériel, and provides manoeuvring space required for subsequent projected operations ashore. See also airhead; bridgehead. 1/12/93
tête de plage
Zone désignée située sur un littoral hostile ou potentiellement hostile qui, une fois conquise et tenue, permet le débarquement continu des troupes et du matériel et garantit l'espace de manoeuvre nécessaire à la poursuite des opérations prévues à terre. Voir aussi tête de pont; tête de pont aérienne. 1/12/93
tête de pont
Zone située en territoire occupé ou menacé par l'ennemi qui doit être tenue ou du moins contrôlée dans le but: a. d'assurer la continuité d'un débarquement, d'un embarquement, d'un franchissement; b. de garantir l'espace de manoeuvre nécessaire à la poursuite des opérations. Voir aussi tête de pont aérienne; tête de plage. 1/12/93
beachhead
Synonyms and related words:
acropolis, advance guard, airhead, avant-garde, bastion, battle line, blockhouse, bridgehead, bunker, castle, citadel, donjon, farthest outpost, fasthold, fastness, first line, forefront, fort, fortress, front, front line, front rank, front-runner, garrison, garrison house, hold, keep, line, martello, martello tower, mote, motte, outguard, outpost, peel, peel tower, pillbox, pioneer, point, post, precursor, railhead, rath, safehold, scout, spearhead, strong point, stronghold, tower, tower of strength, van, vanguard, ward
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
