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Definition of Foothold
1. Noun. An area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies. "The only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar"
Generic synonyms: Combat Area, Combat Zone
Specialized synonyms: Airhead, Beachhead
2. Noun. A place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing.
3. Noun. An initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments. "They are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market"
Definition of Foothold
1. n. A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may tread or rest securely; footing.
Definition of Foothold
1. Noun. (climbing) A solid grip with the feet. ¹
2. Noun. (military) airhead, beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foothold
1. a secure support for the feet [n -S]
Medical Definition of Foothold
1. A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may tread or rest securely; footing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foothold
Literary usage of Foothold
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Women and the Trades: Pittsburgh, 1907-1908 by Elizabeth Beardsley Butler (1909)
"Bound up in these considerations is the question of workmanship—the processes
assigned to women, their skill, and the economic foothold which they have ..."
2. The War in the Cradle of the World, Mesopotamia by Eleanor Franklin Egan (1918)
"CHAPTER VIII STRENGTHENING THE foothold IF the British had been able to settle
down at Basra and do nothing but guard from that mere foothold in the land ..."
3. Southern History of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1865)
"His foothold on Morris Island.—Beauregard's Designs.— Bombardment of Fort
Wagner.—Second Repulse of the Enemy's Assault.—Gilmore's Insolent Demand. ..."
4. From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America by James Longstreet (1908)
"... Fire enter Fredericksburg—How they obtained their foothold on the West Bank
of the Rappahannock—Gallant Officers and Men— Ninety-seven killed or wounded ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"It marks the most daring effort ever made to secure for Jansenism and allied
errors a foothold in Italy. Peter Leopold, created Grand Duke of Tuscany in ..."
6. Readings in European History: A Collection of Extracts from the Sources by James Harvey Robinson (1906)
"How THE ENGLISH GOT A foothold IN INDIA Toward fifty years after the English had
discovered Russia they began to turn their attention to India, ..."
7. The Development of Modern Europe: An Introduction to the Study of Current by James Harvey Robinson, Charles Austin Beard (1907)
"... and they equipped their vessels with guns and men to carry on naval and land
operations.1 „ .. . . fare for trade ENGLAND GAINS A foothold IN INDIA 17. ..."
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