foothold

English

Etymology

foot +‎ hold

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfʊthoʊld/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

foothold (plural footholds)

(climbing) A solid grip with the feet.
(by extension) A secure position from which it is difficult to be dislodged.
(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)

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