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beachhead

noun /biʧhɛd/ 2 syllables 9 letters Scrabble 20 WWF 20
Definitions
noun

an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments

“the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors”

noun

a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation

“the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead”

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