(DoD) A designated area on a hostile or potentially hostile shore that, when seized and held, ensures the continuous landing of troops and materiel, and provides maneuver space requisite for subsequent projected operations ashore.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). beachhead. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/beachhead/definitions/1960572 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "beachhead" http://smartdefine.org/beachhead/definitions/1960572 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, beachhead, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/beachhead/definitions/1960572>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "beachhead" 4 April 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/beachhead/definitions/1960572> |