foothold

English

Etymology

foot +‎ hold

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʊthoʊld/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Noun

foothold (plural footholds)

1. (climbing) A solid grip with the feet.
2. (by extension) A secure position from which it is difficult to be dislodged.
3. (military) Airhead, beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement.

Related terms

• footholder

Translations

a solid grip with the feet

• Bulgarian: опора (bg) f (opora)
• Danish: fodfæste
• Finnish: jalansija (fi)
• French: point d’appui (fr)
• German: Halt (de), fester Stand
• Greek: βάση (el) f (vási)
• Irish: lán coise m
• Macedonian: ста́пка f (stápka), по́тпора f (pótpora)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fotfeste n

  Nynorsk: fotfeste n

• Portuguese: apoio para os pés m
• Russian: опо́ра для ноги́ f (opóra dlja nogí)
• Spanish: punto de apoyo m
• Swedish: fotfäste (sv) n

(by extension) a secure position

• Finnish: jalansija (fi)

beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement

• Bulgarian: плацдарм m (placdarm), предмостие n (predmostie)
• Finnish: jalansija (fi), sillanpää
• Greek: βάση (el) f (vási)
• Macedonian: мо́стобран m (móstobran)
• Russian: плацда́рм (ru) m (placdárm), опо́рный пункт m (opórnyj punkt)