bridgehead
noun [C] /ˈbrɪdʒ.hed/Definition
› a good position that an army has taken in enemy land, from which it can attack the enemy more effectively: The advance troops established a bridgehead early in the fighting. → Compare beachheadPlaces involved in military activity
(Definition of bridgehead noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- base noun (MAIN PLACE)
- battlefield noun (PLACE)
- battleground noun
- beachhead noun
- billet noun
- boot camp noun
- camp noun (TENTS/BUILDINGS)
- emplacement noun
- GHQ noun
- guard post noun
- guardhouse noun
- guardroom noun
- installation noun (PLACE)
- PX noun
- redoubt noun
- sentry box noun
- staging area noun
- the front line noun
- theatre noun (MILITARY)
- unmanned adjective
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