Definition of foothold
English to English noun - 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.
source: WordNet 3.0 - a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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.
source: WordNet 3.0 - A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may tread or rest securely; footing.
source: Webster 1913
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foothold, foothalt, fiddlewood, five-petaled, feedlot, futility, fatality, five-petalled, feodality, fiddle with, fuddled, fidelity, feudality, fiddlehead, fiddledeedee
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