beach head

A form of beachhead — 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

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Meanings

nounbeach head (plural beach heads)

plural beach heads

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of beachhead.

    So important was their task of rebuilding the railways around the beach heads that these men had been split into three groups travelling on different ships, to ensure that sufficient numbers to start work arrived as quickly as possible.

    2024 May 29, Christian Wolmar, “The Liberation Line: the days after D-Day”, in RAIL, number 1010, page 59
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