English Dictionary

bridgehead

/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒhɛd/

noun

An area around the end of a bridge. / (military) A fortification around the end of a bridge.

The soldiers established a bridgehead on the enemy's side of the river.

意味（1）

An area around the end of a bridge.

意味（2）

(military) A fortification around the end of a bridge.

意味（3）

(military) An area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance.

意味（4）

(chemistry) Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge of two or more other atoms