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Noun
/ˈbēCHˌhed/,
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beachheads, plural;
  1. A defended position on a beach taken from the enemy by landing forces, from which an attack can be launched

  1. a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead"
  2. an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments; "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market"
  3. 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. ...
  4. Beachhead is a 1954 Technicolor war film based on Captain Richard G. Hubler USMCR's 1945 novel I've Got Mine. It was filmed in Kauai by Aubrey Schenck Productions, released through United Artists and directed by Stuart Heisler.
  5. Beach Head (also released as Beachhead and Beach-Head) is a character from the G.I. Joe series, ''''. He first appeared in the 1986 edition of the toyline and made appearances in both the and comics, where he serves as the Joe Team's sergeant major.
  6. Season nine of Stargate SG-1, an American-Canadian television series, began airing on July 15, 2005 on SCI FI. The ninth season concluded on March 10, 2006, after 20 episodes on the same channel. The series was originally developed by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, and Brad Wright, Robert C. ...
  7. An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material; an initial success that ensures the possibility of further advances in a project; a foothold
  8. the secure initial position of an amphibious assault, used for further advancement and resupply, a foothold or WAY POINT; see PHASE LINE, AIMPOINT, compare AIRHEAD, BRIDGEHEAD. [cf: esplanade]
  9. a footing gained on hostile shores by an army.
  10. (JP 1-02) - A designated area on a hostile or potentially hostile shore that, when seized and held, ensures the continuous landing of troops and materiel, and provides maneuver space requisite for subsequent projected operations ashore. (See also amphibious operation. ...
  11. The third phase of the launch cycle. It comes immediately after announcement, is quite frenetic, and ceases when the product is withdrawn or moves into the fourth (growth) stage.