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bridgehead

noun
/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒhɛd/

Etymology

Calque of French tête de pont, equivalent to bridge + head.

  1. calqued from tête de pont

Definitions

  1. An area around the end of a bridge.

  2. A fortification around the end of a bridge.

  3. An area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that…

    An area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance.

    • He believed the invasion would happen elsewhere and it wasn't until late in the afternoon and long after the Allied forces had established a bridgehead that Hitler was convinced of the need to do something.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge…

      Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge of two or more other atoms

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