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
- All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
- It starts off with a big roof about three feet off the ground, which fortunately has really good hands above it -- but that means your first foothold is at waist level.
- One such provision is his Free Choice Voucher, which he described as a "foothold for choice and competition and a safety valve for Americans whose employers are already forcing them to bear more and more of their family's health insurance costs."
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