en:bridgehead • foothold^en

• n.
  ⦿an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
  lexical concept
• an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines
• the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar

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