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海岸堡 (kaiganho) Japanese meaning: beachhead | Kotomora

海かい岸がん堡ほ

Meanings

1

beachhead

Military term for a fortified position established on an enemy beach by landing forces.

連れん合ごう軍ぐんはノルマンディーに海かい岸がん堡ほを築きずいた。
The Allied forces established a beachhead in Normandy.

Kanji

海sea, ocean
岸beach
堡fort

Etymology

Compound of 海岸 (かいがん, 'coast') and 堡 (ほ, 'fort'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the military meaning.