See foothold in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "(by extension) a secure position",
"word": "jalansija"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "placdarm",
"sense": "beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "плацдарм"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "predmostie",
"sense": "beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "предмостие"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement",
"word": "jalansija"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement",
"word": "sillanpää"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "vási",
"sense": "beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "βάση"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "móstobran",
"sense": "beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мо́стобран"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "placdárm",
"sense": "beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "плацда́рм"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "opórnyj punkt",
"sense": "beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "опо́рный пункт"
}
],
"word": "foothold"
}
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