bridgehead, n.
(bridgeheads)
freq. cnt. 1
(bridgeheads)
freq. cnt. 1
an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bridgehead foothold
sample sentences
"an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines""the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar"
a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
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bridgehead
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