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| has gloss | (noun) a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead" beachhead |
| has gloss | eng: Beachhead is a military term used to describe the line created when a unit (by sea) reaches a beach, and begins to defend that area of beach, while other reinforcements (it is hoped) help out, until a unit large enough to begin advancing has arrived. Sometimes used interchangeably (both correctly and incorrectly) with Bridgehead and Lodgement. Beachheads were very important in operations such as Operation Neptune, the Korean War (especially at Inchon), and the Vietnam War, among many other examples. |
| lexicalization | eng: Beach-head |
| lexicalization | eng: beachhead |
| subclass of | (noun) an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies; "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar" bridgehead, foothold |
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| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: předmostí |
| Mandarin Chinese | |
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| lexicalization | cmn: tān tóu bao |
| lexicalization | cmn: 滩头堡 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 灘頭堡 |
| German | |
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| lexicalization | deu: Landekopf |
| lexicalization | deu: Ausgangsstellung |
| French | |
| lexicalization | fra: tête de pont |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 교두보 |
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| lexicalization | kor: 상륙거점 |
| Slovak | |
| lexicalization | slk: predmostie |
| Castilian | |
| has gloss | spa: Cabeza de playa o Cabecera de playa es un término militar usado para describir la línea creada cuando un grupo de unidades armadas alcanzan la costa y comienzan a defender el área hasta que se produce el arribo de un número suficiente de refuerzos, momento en el que se crea una posición lo bastante fuerte como para comenzar un avance ofensivo. |
| lexicalization | spa: Cabeza de playa |
| Thai | |
| lexicalization | tha: หัวหาด |
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| lexicalization | tha: สถานที่ขึ้นบกทางทหาร |
| Turkish | |
| lexicalization | tur: köprübaþý |
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| lexicalization | tur: emniyetli yer |
| lexicalization | tur: kýyýdaki mevzii |
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| similar | e/Beachhead |
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| media:img | Expanding the beachhead.jpg |
| media:img | Supplying and developing the beachhead.jpg |
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