[
UK
/bɹˈɪdʒhɛd/
]
[ US /ˈbɹɪdʒˌhɛd/ ]
[ US /ˈbɹɪdʒˌhɛd/ ]
NOUN
- a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
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an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar
an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines
How To Use bridgehead In A Sentence
- By the end of January he had secured his bridgehead in Tunisia and had given Rommel a safe enclave to move into.
- For Carol, it was vital to establish a bridgehead of respect at the very least. THE LAST TEMPTATION
- American troops in the bridgehead became panic stricken.
- A major function of the eastside couplet is to integrate traffic onto the Bridgehead site to give it greater exposure (Opus's idea). Breakthrough for Burnside Bridgehead (Jack Bog's Blog)
- Soviet authorities have argued they might have taken Berlin immediately after they established bridgeheads across the Oder.
- Using Bidirectional georgia to reinforce bridgehead embankment is new method of accounting for bumpingat bridge head.
- The TUV founder predicted victory would form a "bridgehead" which would win the party seats in next year's assembly elections. Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com
- Only a directive from Montgomery stopped the 2nd Armored Division from seizing a Rhine bridgehead south of Düsseldorf. Between War and Peace
- All we have to do is get in and establish a bridgehead, so to speak.
- Troops would be convoyed across the Gulf of Siam, and bridgeheads would be secured in southern Thailand and probably northern Malaya, all under the protection of Japanese planes based in Indo-China. Sealing Their Fate