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beachhead1940, in reference to German military tactics in World War II, from beach (n.) + head (n.), on the model of bridgehead, but the image doesn't quite work.
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beachhead(n) a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation(n) an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments
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