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单词 bridgehead
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bridgehead

noun

bridge·​head ˈbrij-ˌhed How to pronounce bridgehead (audio)
1
a
: a fortification protecting the end of a bridge nearest an enemy
b
: an area around the end of a bridge
2
: an advanced position seized in hostile territory

Synonyms

  • base
  • foothold
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Example Sentences

established a bridgehead on the beach before beginning the land invasion
Recent Examples on the Web The advance also took Ukrainian forces to Izyum, which Moscow intended to use as a bridgehead to launch more attacks on the cities of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, the last two remaining Ukrainian strongholds in the Donetsk region. Thomas Grove, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Ukrainian armor crashed over the Inhulets River and established a bridgehead, the main gains that Kyiv has made in two days of fighting. James Marson, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 Britain's Defence Ministry said Ukrainian forces have probably established a bridgehead south of the Ingulets River, and had used new, long-range artillery to damage at least three of the bridges crossing the Dnipro. Lorraine Taylor, Fox News, 28 July 2022 Last month, the Russians lost nearly an entire battalion in a botched attempt to cross the Siverskyi Donets River and set up a bridgehead. Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2022 Mykhaylo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said Russian forces may be trying to secure the base as a bridgehead for an operation to remove the government. Marc Champion, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2022 On the international scene, Atresplayer Premium benefits from the pay TV bridgehead opened years ago overseas by Atresmedia International channels bouquet, reaching more than 50 million homes, mainly in Latin American and the U.S. markets. John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Feb. 2022 In addition, comics are very popular in places like the US, so a new manga could act as a bridgehead. Ollie Barder, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 In the real world, that same scattershot purchasing model is one that Tencent has used to build, stealthily, a bridgehead in the global gaming industry. The Economist, 13 June 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

bridgehead

noun

as in base
a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made established a bridgehead on the beach before beginning the land invasion

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • base
  • foothold
  • fortress
  • camp
  • stronghold
  • center
  • beachhead
  • station
  • headquarters
  • bastion
  • front
  • field
  • emplacement
  • airbase
  • footing
  • installation
  • staging area
  • toehold
  • battlefront
  • staging ground
  • fastness
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