foothold
IPA: fˈʊthoʊɫd
noun
- (climbing) A solid grip with the feet.
- (by extension) A secure position from which it is difficult to be dislodged.
- (military) Airhead, beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement.
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Examples of "foothold" in Sentences
- There is a foothold on this one.
- They were slowly gaining a foothold.
- If that's not a foothold then nothing is.
- A foothold is any hold that is stepped on.
- Establishing a firm foothold in the Balkans.
- They work and are gaining a foothold in the west.
- Considine gained a foothold in the film industry.
- The extremist right wing group won an electoral foothold in Parliament.
- By nightfall, the Indian Brigade had managed a foothold at the base of the hill.
- In the worst economic times since the Depression, our president has in place footholds designed toshackle our Founding Fathers' nation.