bridgehead
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bridgehead
- /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒhɛd/
Where it comes from
Calque of French tête de pont, equivalent to bridge + head.
noun bridgeheads
- An area around the end of a bridge.
- A fortification around the end of a bridge.
- An area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance. He believed the invasion would happen elsewhere and it wasn't until late in the afternoon and long after the Allied forces had established a bridgehead that Hitler was convinced of the need to do something.
- Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge of two or more other atoms
Translations
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noun area around the end of a bridge
| 中文 | 橋頭 /桥头 qiáotóu |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Brückenende |
| Română | cap de pod |
| Русский | тет-де-по́н tɛt-dɛ-pón, предмо́стье predmóstʹje, предмо́стие predmóstije, плацда́рм placdárm |
| العربية | رَأْس جِسْر raʔs jisr |
noun fortification
| Français | tête de pont |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Brückenkopf |
| Русский | тет-де-по́н tɛt-dɛ-pón |
noun area of ground on the enemy's side of an obstacle
| 한국어 | 교두보 gyodubo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 橋頭堡 kyōtōho |
| 中文 | 橋頭堡 /桥头堡 qiáotóubǎo |
| Português | cabeça de ponte |
| Français | tête de pont |
| Deutsch | Brückenkopf |
| Italiano | testa di ponte |
| Ελληνικά | προγεφύρωμα progefýroma |
| Română | cap de pod |
| Русский | плацда́рм placdárm |
| العربية | رَأْس جِسْر raʔs jisr |
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title = {bridgehead},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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