Word: beachhead
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: beach
head
Definition: An initial success that ensures the possibility of further advances in a project; a foothold.
Morphemes:
Affix: beach
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To run into an obstacle or rough or soft ground, so that the floor of the vehicle rests on the ground and the wheels cannot gain traction.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bache, bæcche
Language: enm
Decoded: bache, baecche
Meaning: bank, sandbank
Affix: head
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To come at the beginning of; to commence.