foothold English

Meaning foothold meaning

What does foothold mean?

foothold

— noun (= footing) a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

— noun (= beachhead) 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

— noun (= bridgehead) 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

Synonyms foothold synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as foothold?

foothold English » English

footing

scaffold

bridgehead

beachhead

toehold

stays

stay

stanchion

rest

purchase

prop

position

pedestal

pedal

one’s stand

mounting

mount

log

lodgement

hold

groundwork

ground

foot

cleat

brace

bed

bearing

bearer

basis

base of operations

base

abutment

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How do I use foothold in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

He's scrambling for a foothold, and therein lies our opportunity to wait and to watch.

I need someone to remind me of the old, struggling, carefree days fighting for a foothold.

It took me five years to get a foothold here.

We've got a foothold in only two.

Have they a foothold already?

If he gets a foothold to power, one day he will rule France.

There's no foothold at all on this side.

In the greatest amphibious operation ever attempted. a predawn naval bombardment prepares the way. for allied soldiers to assault the Normandy beaches. and claw out a desperate foothold on the continent of Europe.

With that as a foothold, they'll try to establish a beachhead on the Kadena Coast.

In this labyrinth the judge looks for a foothold.

As yet, we have only gained a foothold.

This consists mainly of running the boiler heating different parts of the hotel on a daily rotating basis repairing damage as it occurs and doing repairs so the elements can't get a foothold.

We have a foothold.

We've got a foothold.

I'm about to win them the greatest foothold they will ever have here, and they paid me back by taking your soul away from you.

I can get you 5,000 pounds and what's more, you have a foothold in politics.

A base the Kilaaks established as a foothold on Earth.

Keep your foothold steady. Pay attention or you'll fall.

Now the Communists have established a foothold in outer space.

Get a foothold!

Just hanging around down here. Not a foothold in sight.

Try to find a foothold.

Right, get a foothold and turn it over to these people.

I served them, I fought for them, I'm about to win them the greatest foothold they will ever have here, and they paid me back by taking your soul away from you.

Once they get a foothold in the building, you never get rid of them.

Can you get a foothold?

Get a foothold and just push yourself off from the rock.

They want a foothold in the Alpha Quadrant.

To see how they'd respond to an attempt by the Dominion to gain a foothold into the Alpha Quadrant.

It was just a little bit too hard for us to get a foothold.

News and current affairs

But the Bank of England's direct intervention prevented these images from gaining a foothold on our collective psychology.

New players are forever trying to gain a foothold of political influence.

This progress, which gained a further institutional foothold with the establishment of the International Criminal Court last July, led many to believe that the triumph of international law is no longer a utopian hope but a practical prospect.

World-class design and brands already have a foothold in Europe, where creative industries are stronger that the car industry.

And it would provide a powerful example to other Asian countries - including my own - in which women have struggled to gain an electoral foothold.

Although it made clear Japan's desire to take advantage of the European conflict and gain a foothold in the European colonies in Southeast Asia, the plan was not clear about who constituted Japan's true enemy.

And, even when times were good, India never gained a foothold in the global manufactured-goods trade.