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foothold
/ˈfʊthəʊld/ noun [C]Definition
CLIMBING › a place where it is safe to put your foot when you are climbing
PROGRESS › a safe position from which you can make more progress, for example in business: We are still trying to gain a foothold in the Japanese market.
(Definition of foothold noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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