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Meaning of foothold

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  foothold
      n 1: 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" [syn:
           {bridgehead}, {foothold}]
      2: a place providing support for the foot in standing or
         climbing [syn: {foothold}, {footing}]
      3: 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: {beachhead},
         {foothold}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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