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Foothold
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1. bridgehead, foothold
an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
Example Sentences:'an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines''the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar'
3. beachhead, foothold
an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments
Example Sentences:'the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors''they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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Foothold
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