'Bridgehead' definitions:
Definition of 'bridgehead'
(from WordNet)
noun
An area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies; "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar" [syn: bridgehead, foothold]
noun
A defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
Definition of 'Bridgehead'
From: GCIDE
- Bridgehead \Bridge"head`\, n. A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a t[^e]te-de-pont. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bridgehead'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acropolis,
- advance guard,
- airhead,
- avant-garde,
- bastion,
- battle line,
- beachhead,
- blockhouse,
- bunker,
- castle,
- citadel,
- donjon,
- farthest outpost,
- fasthold,
- fastness,
- first line,
- forefront,
- fort,
- fortress,
- front,
- front line,
- front rank,
- front-runner,
- garrison,
- garrison house,
- hold,
- keep,
- line,
- martello,
- martello tower,
- mote,
- motte,
- outguard,
- outpost,
- peel,
- peel tower,
- pillbox,
- pioneer,
- point,
- post,
- precursor,
- railhead,
- rath,
- safehold,
- scout,
- spearhead,
- strong point,
- stronghold,
- tower,
- tower of strength,
- van,
- vanguard,
- ward