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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescabeça de praia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaˈbeza dʒi ˈpɾaɪɐ
"As tropas estabeleceram uma cabeça de praia para a invasão."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A secured area on a beach from which an attack can be launched.
"The troops established a beachhead to facilitate the invasion." - 2
A foothold or initial position in a new area or situation.
"The startup managed to create a beachhead in the competitive market."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'beachhead' originates from military terminology, referring to a secured position on a beach from which further operations can be launched. It combines 'beach', derived from Old English 'bæce', meaning a shore or bank, and 'head', from Old English 'heafod', meaning the top or front of something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Beachhead" is said worldwide
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tête de pont
Transliteration: tɛt də pɔ̃
"Les troupes ont établi une tête de pont pour l'invasion."
Brückenkopf
Transliteration: ˈbʁʏkənˌkɔpf
"Die Truppen errichteten einen Brückenkopf für den Angriff."
testa di ponte
Transliteration: ˈtɛsta di ˈponte
"Le truppe hanno stabilito una testa di ponte per l'invasione."
cabeza de playa
Transliteration: kaˈβeθa ðe ˈplaʝa
"Las tropas establecieron una cabeza de playa para la invasión."
cabeça de praia
Transliteration: kaˈbeza dʒi ˈpɾaɪɐ
"As tropas estabeleceram uma cabeça de praia para a invasão."
समुद्र तट पर ठिकाना
Transliteration: samudra taṭ par ṭhikānā
"सेना ने समुद्र तट पर ठिकाना स्थापित किया।"
滩头阵地
Transliteration: tān tóu zhèn dì
"部队在滩头阵地建立了基地。"
해변 거점
Transliteration: haebyeon geojeom
"군대는 해변 거점을 확보했다."
上陸地点
Transliteration: jōriku chiten
"部隊は上陸地点を確保した。"
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