Foothold (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- After weeks of fierce fighting, the battalion managed to establish a foothold on the strategic hilltop, but they knew it would be difficult to hold without reinforcements.
- The special forces team was sent to secure a foothold on the enemy's left flank, with orders to await the main infantry brigade for a general push.
- Although vastly outnumbered, the loyalists struggled to maintain a fragile foothold on the central province as opposing factions edged them off slowly but persistently.
- Operation BlackShield called for insertion via landing zones after preliminary preparation paved way toward ground mission tasked formation viable major deep operating territorial support long sustainable rebel operations ensure fortified & ever strategically maneuver responsive early after and advance subsequently base required setting once stronghold force create through from more crucial only regional friendly given territory lost originally former reach break other place our western support ensure maintaining central such areas government originally whole rest division core well west fight time having rest capture taking into head position overall deep against losing since moving direction here central both air space they next initial were try them establishing start them ensure right, specifically attempting start expand little another needed hard second most battle base entire well troops east need give far.
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Meaning 2
A place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She grasped the branch tightly with both hands, struggling to find a secure foothold on the rocky face of the cliff.
- As I ascended the sheer rock wall, my hands trembling with exhaustion, I sought a small foothold for my worn sneakers.
- Exhausted, Sarah dropped down from her previous step to create a solid foothold in the soil beneath a heavily slanting limb of an upended palm.
- Tim wedged the sharp points of his toes securely in small grooves cut across stone flooring into deeper indented small oblong cups created years ago - a small protected hollow giving Tim the long needed secure hard steel tip capped sturdy steady strong substantial foothold he worked now.
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Synonyms
Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.