Foothold — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies

a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈʊthoʊld/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈʊthəʊld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈʊthəʊld/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈʊthoʊld/.

Examples

an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines
the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar
the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bridgehead beachhead footing

Parts of Speech

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”
noun	a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
noun	an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments “the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stand halten

ein Gebiet in feindlichem Gebiet, das erobert wurde und auf weitere Truppen und Nachschub wartet

🇫🇷French

prendre pied

une zone en territoire hostile qui a été capturée et est détenue en attendant des troupes et des fournitures supplémentaires

🇪🇸Spanish

asidero para el pie

un área en territorio hostil que ha sido capturada y se mantiene a la espera de más tropas y suministros

🇮🇹Italian

punto d'appoggio

un'area in territorio ostile che è stata catturata e tenuta in attesa di ulteriori truppe e rifornimenti

🇳🇱Dutch

voet aan de grond

een gebied in vijandig gebied dat is veroverd en wordt vastgehouden in afwachting van verdere troepen en voorraden

🇵🇹Portuguese

ponto de apoio

uma área em território hostil que foi capturada e mantida aguardando mais tropas e suprimentos

🇷🇺Russian

точка опоры

область на враждебной территории, которая была захвачена и удерживается в ожидании новых войск и припасов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पैर जमाने

शत्रुतापूर्ण क्षेत्र में एक क्षेत्र जिस पर कब्ज़ा कर लिया गया है और आगे की सेना और आपूर्ति की प्रतीक्षा में रखा गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

পা রাখা

শত্রু অঞ্চলের একটি এলাকা যা দখল করা হয়েছে এবং আরও সৈন্য ও সরবরাহের অপেক্ষায় রাখা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

காலடி

விரோதப் பிரதேசத்தில் உள்ள ஒரு பகுதி கைப்பற்றப்பட்டு மேலும் துருப்புக்கள் மற்றும் விநியோகங்களுக்காக காத்திருக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అడుగు పెట్టు

శత్రు భూభాగంలోని ఒక ప్రాంతం స్వాధీనం చేసుకుంది మరియు తదుపరి దళాలు మరియు సామాగ్రి కోసం వేచి ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पाऊल ठेवणे

शत्रू प्रदेशातील एक क्षेत्र जे ताब्यात घेतले गेले आहे आणि पुढील सैन्य आणि पुरवठ्याच्या प्रतीक्षेत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પગ

પ્રતિકૂળ પ્રદેશનો વિસ્તાર કે જે કબજે કરવામાં આવ્યો છે અને વધુ સૈનિકો અને પુરવઠાની રાહ જોતા રાખવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಲಿಡಲು

ಪ್ರತಿಕೂಲ ಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ವಶಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಪಡೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸರಬರಾಜುಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಕಾಯಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാലുറപ്പിക്കൽ

ശത്രുതാപരമായ പ്രദേശത്തെ ഒരു പ്രദേശം പിടിച്ചെടുക്കുകയും കൂടുതൽ സൈനികർക്കും സപ്ലൈക്കുമായി കാത്തിരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਰ ਰੱਖਣ

ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਖੇਤਰ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਕਰ ਲਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਸੈਨਿਕਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸਪਲਾਈ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

قدم رکھنا

دشمن کے علاقے کا ایک علاقہ جس پر قبضہ کر لیا گیا ہے اور مزید فوجیوں اور رسد کے انتظار میں رکھا گیا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

立足点

敌方领土上已被占领并等待更多部队和补给的地区

🇯🇵Japanese

足場

敵対地域内で占領され、さらなる軍隊と物資の到着を待っている地域

🇰🇷Korean

발판

점령되어 추가 군대와 보급품을 기다리고 있는 적대적인 지역의 지역

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chỗ đứng vững chắc

một khu vực trong lãnh thổ thù địch đã bị chiếm và đang được giữ để chờ thêm quân và vật tư

🇹🇭Thai

ตั้งหลัก

พื้นที่ในดินแดนที่ไม่เป็นมิตรซึ่งถูกยึดครองและถูกควบคุมไว้เพื่อรอกำลังทหารและเสบียงเพิ่มเติม

🇮🇩Indonesian

pijakan

sebuah area di wilayah musuh yang telah direbut dan ditahan sambil menunggu pasukan dan perbekalan lebih lanjut

🇵🇭Filipino

panghahawakan

isang lugar sa pagalit na teritoryo na nabihag at nakakulong habang naghihintay ng karagdagang tropa at mga suplay

🇲🇾Malay

pijakan

kawasan di wilayah musuh yang telah ditawan dan ditahan menunggu tentera dan bekalan selanjutnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موطئ قدم

منطقة في منطقة معادية تم الاستيلاء عليها واحتجازها في انتظار المزيد من القوات والإمدادات

🇮🇷Persian

جای پا

منطقه ای در قلمرو متخاصم که تصرف شده و در انتظار نیروها و تدارکات بیشتر است.

🇹🇷Turkish

dayanak

düşman topraklarında ele geçirilen ve daha fazla birlik ve malzeme bekleyen bir bölge

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲחִיזָה

אזור בשטח עוין שנכבש ומוחזק בהמתנה לכוחות נוספים ואספקה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'foothold'?

The primary meaning of 'foothold' is 'an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'foothold' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'foothold' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'foothold' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'foothold' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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