bridgehead : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bridgehead	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for bridgehead
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bridgehead n 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" Synonym(s): bridgehead, foothold a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[88]te-de-pont.