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Bridgehead

//ˈbɹɪd͡ʒhɛd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An area around the end of a bridge.
  2. 2
    a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy wordnet
  3. 3
    A fortification around the end of a bridge.
  4. 4
    an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies wordnet
  5. 5
    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."

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  1. 6
    Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge of two or more other atoms physical

Etymology

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

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