beachhead
3.A foothold or beachhead gained by troops in enemy or neutral territory.
5.Eisenhower and Montgomery arrived on board of a destroyer at the Omaha beachhead that caused heavy casualties to the Allies.
6.Helicopters from a carrier could provide support to potential amphibious operations; fixed-wing aircraft operating from a carrier could provide greater air defense over a potential beachhead.
7.And, if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavor not a new balance of power but a new world of law, where the strong are just, and the weak secured, and the peace preserved.
8.a shallow dish); or inward from an outer surface (a shallow cut); or backward (a shallow closet; established a shallow beachhead); or outward from a center ((sports) hit the ball to shallow left field).
9.And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavor -- not a new balance of power, but a new world of law -- where the strong are just, and the weak secure, and the peace preserved.
