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foothold
advantage, clamp, clinch, clutch, firm hold, footrail, grasp, hold, locus standi, purchase, stand, tight grip
Definition
n.
an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
Last update: June 13, 2015
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Coca Cola has a strong
foothold
in the Indian market.
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She used the stool as a
foothold
to climb the table.
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With another look down, she found her first
foothold
along the side of the cave and began to climb.
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Ringabella and Crosshaven, a voice replied groping for
foothold
.
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'Faugh,' said Elzevir, 'tis a poor beast has lost his
foothold
.'
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Thus the Persian kings secured their first
foothold
upon the European continent.
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Through the quarrels that were constantly distracting Constantinople, they at last gained a
foothold
in Europe (1353).
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Feet foremost I backed over the rim, clutching the loose sticks and feeling for a
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No time was to be lost in securing this
foothold
.
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