bridgeheadnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbrɪdʒ.hed/us/ˈbrɪdʒ.hed/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.
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Places involved in military activity
- base
- Bastille
- battlefield
- battleground
- beachhead
- billet
- boot camp
- camp
- garrison
- GHQ
- guard post
- guardhouse
- guardroom
- line
- PX
- redoubt
- sentry box
- staging area
- the front line
- theatre
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