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bridgehead
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[ noun ] (military) an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
Examples "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines" "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar" Used in print (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)One Latin_American country , Cuba , has become a Soviet bridgehead ninety miles off our coast . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
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