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bridgehead
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bridgehead has 2 senses
- bridgehead(n = noun.location) foothold - an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies; "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar" is a kind of combat area, combat zone
- bridgehead(n = noun.location) Array - a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy; Array is a kind of post, station
has particulars: airhead, beachhead
CIDE DICTIONARY
bridgehead, n.
A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a tête-de-pont. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bridgehead, n. Mil. a fortified position held on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle.
THESAURUS
bridgehead
acropolis, advance guard, airhead, avant-garde, bastion, battle line, beachhead, blockhouse, bunker, castle, citadel, donjon, farthest outpost, fasthold, fastness, first line, forefront, fort, fortress, front, front line, front rank, front-runner, garrison, garrison house, hold, keep, line, martello, martello tower, mote, motte, outguard, outpost, peel, peel tower, pillbox, pioneer, point, post, precursor, railhead, rath, safehold, scout, spearhead, strong point, stronghold, tower, tower of strength, van, vanguard, ward
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