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bridgehead Definition
(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
"
(n)
a
defensive
post
at
the
end
of
a
bridge
nearest
to
the
enemy
bridgehead Synonyms
bridgehead
foothold
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