Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fortified position from which troops defend the end of a bridge nearest the enemy.
- noun A forward position seized by advancing troops in enemy territory as a foothold for further advance.
- noun The area immediately adjacent to the end of a bridge.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In fortification, a work covering that end of a bridge which is most exposed to an enemy; a tête-de-pont.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
area around theend of a bridge. - noun military A
fortification around the end of abridge . - noun military An area of
ground on theenemy 's side of a bridge, especially one that needs to betaken anddefended in order tosecure anadvance . - noun chemistry Either of the two
atoms in different parts of amolecule that are connected by a bridge.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
- noun a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Close by the bridgehead was a curious structure like a huge beehive, about ten feet high and built of stone blocks.
Flashman And The Mountain Of Light Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1990
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Finally there was the so-called bridgehead of Zagrody which was constructed for the protection of the street and railroad bridges crossing the river to the east of Radymno.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various
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By taking over the company, OMV said it was raising its presence in Turkey, which it considers a "bridgehead" to the Middle East and the Caspian region.
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The TUV founder predicted victory would form a "bridgehead" which would win the party seats in next year's assembly elections.
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WALES will benefit from the London Olympics if it uses the Games as a "bridgehead" to bring sport into education, Sebastian Coe insisted today.
WalesOnline - Home 2009
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With one million German settlers in Brazil already, he argued the seedcorn was already there for the expansion of the Third Reich and that they could secure a 'bridgehead' against American influence in the region.
Aftermath News 2008
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With one million German settlers in Brazil already, he argued the seedcorn was already there for the expansion of the Third Reich and that they could secure a 'bridgehead' against American influence in the region.
Aftermath News 2008
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With one million German settlers in Brazil already, he argued the seedcorn was already there for the expansion of the Third Reich and that they could secure a 'bridgehead' against American influence in the region.
Aftermath News 2008
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With one million German settlers in Brazil already, he argued the seedcorn was already there for the expansion of the Third Reich and that they could secure a 'bridgehead' against American influence in the region.
Aftermath News 2008
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Only a directive from Montgomery stopped the 2nd Armored Division from seizing a Rhine bridgehead south of Düsseldorf.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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