Beachhead

//ˈbiːt͡ʃhɛd//

Synonyms for "beachhead" (56 found)

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Translations

18 translations across 13 languages.

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Danish

2 entries
  • brohoved noun (area of hostile territory)
  • brohoved noun (initial success)

Dutch

2 entries
  • bruggenhoofd noun (area of hostile territory)
  • strandhoofd noun (area of hostile territory)

Finnish

2 entries
  • sillanpää noun (area of hostile territory)
  • sillanpää noun (initial success)

French

1 entries
  • tête de pont noun (area of hostile territory)

German

2 entries
  • Brückenkopf noun (area of hostile territory)
  • Landekopf noun (area of hostile territory)

Greek

1 entries
  • προγεφύρωμα noun (area of hostile territory)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • קרש קפיצה noun (initial success)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • beachhead noun (area of hostile territory)

Italian

1 entries
  • testa di ponte noun (area of hostile territory)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • мо́стобран noun (area of hostile territory)

Polish

1 entries
  • przyczółek noun (area of hostile territory)

Russian

1 entries
  • плацда́рм noun (area of hostile territory)

Spanish

2 entries
  • cabeza de playa noun (initial success)
  • punto de apoyo noun (initial success)

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

[...] the SR is confident of Newhaven's appeal as a starting point convenient for Southern England generally and of Dieppe's attraction as a beachhead from which motorists' routes to the principal holiday areas from the French coastline will be shortened.

Source: wiktionary

Muslim influence in Arakan was of great cultural and political importance. In effect, Arakan was the beachhead for Muslim penetration into other parts of Burma even if it never achieved the same degree of importance it did in Arakan. As a result of the close land and sea contacts maintained between the two countries, Muslims played a key role in the history of the Kingdom of Arakan.

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