lily pad n.— «McPhillips described the operation as “building an air bridge” to the Mideast, with stops at “lily pads along the way” in addition to aerial refueling.» —“Buildup Order Kicks Air Base Into High...
lily pad n.— «We are already “reconfiguring our footprint”—that is, reviewing deployment of our troops globally to make us capable of applying mobile force anywhere rather than to sit in place to meet any specific threat...
lily pad n. an outpost, advance camp, foreign base, or staging area; one in a series of stops. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
lily pad n.— «We went too deep in Guam with our closures. It’s the last piece of land in the west that we own. It’s United States owned. It’s going to be a lily pad for moving out.» —“House Committee On Appropriations: Subcommittee...
lily pad n.— «Terrorist Osama bin Laden had a different agenda, he said. “He uses Afghanistan as a lily pad, a place to be, a place to go out and kill other people around the world.”» —“Rebels close in on last Taliban...
lily pad n.— «Mr. Secretary, can you tell us, do you envision the force of Marines as the vanguard in the battle against terrorism in Afghanistan? Do you see them being used to seek out and destroy al Qaeda networks, or are they setting...