beachhead
noun[C]
uk/ˈbiːtʃ.hed/us/ˈbiːtʃ.hed/anareaoflandnear theseaor ariverthat anattackingarmyhas takencontrolof and from where it canmoveforwardintoenemycountry:
(军队的)滩头阵地,滩头堡Thetroopsquicklyestablisheda beachhead and werepreparingtoadvance.部队很快建立了滩头阵地,准备继续向前推进。
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bridgehead
Places involved in military activity
- air bridge
- air corridor
- bases
- Bastille
- battlefield
- battleground
- camp
- enceinte
- fort
- front
- front-line
- garrison
- GHQ
- multi-front
- observation post
- obstacle course
- parade ground
- PX
- redoubt
- theatre