foothold

foothold

English

Etymology

foot +‎ hold

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.

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

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

beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement

Bulgarian: плацдарм m (placdarm), предмостие n (predmostie) Finnish: jalansija (fi), sillanpää

Greek: βάση (el) f (vási) Russian: плацда́рм (ru) m (placdárm), опо́рный пункт m (opórnyj punkt)