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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 beach·head /ˈbiʧˌhɛd/
 灘頭陣地

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 beachhead
      n 1: a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an
           amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately
           trying to contain the Anzio beachhead"
      2: 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" [syn: foothold]