foothold, n.
(footholds)
(footholds)
an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments
<noun.act>
beachhead foothold
sample sentences
"the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors""they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
<noun.artifact>
foothold footing
an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bridgehead foothold
sample sentences
"an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines""the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar"