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In this respect I expressed my doubts about using the Corps directly on the South coast, to form a bridgehead for the Army - as the area immediately behind the coast was now covered with obstacles. These doubts were accepted by Hitler.
Kurt Student

Meaning of "bridgehead" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRIDGEHEAD

bridgehead  [ˈbrɪdʒˌhɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRIDGEHEAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bridgehead is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRIDGEHEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bridgehead

A bridgehead is the strategically important area of ground around the end of a bridge or other place of possible crossing over a body of water which at time of conflict is sought to be defended/taken over by the belligerent forces. Bridgeheads typically exist for only a few days, the invading forces either being thrown back or expanding the bridgehead to create a secure defensive lodgement area, before breaking out into enemy territory, such as when the U.S. 9th Armored Division seized the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen in 1945 during World War II. In some cases a bridgehead may exist for months.

Definition of bridgehead in the English dictionary

The first definition of bridgehead in the dictionary is an area of ground secured or to be taken on the enemy's side of an obstacle, esp a defended river. Other definition of bridgehead is a fortified or defensive position at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy. Bridgehead is also an advantageous position gained for future expansion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRIDGEHEAD


arrowhead
ˈærəʊˌhɛd
bulkhead
ˈbʌlkˌhɛd
flathead
ˈflætˌhɛd
forkhead
ˈfɔːkˌhɛd
Gateshead
ˈɡeɪtsˌhɛd
hammerhead
ˈhæməˌhɛd
hogshead
ˈhɒɡzˌhɛd
Holyhead
ˈhɒlɪˌhɛd
hothead
ˈhɒtˌhɛd
letterhead
ˈlɛtəˌhɛd
maidenhead
ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd
masthead
ˈmɑːstˌhɛd
overhead
ˈəʊvəˌhɛd
printhead
ˈprɪntˌhɛd
redhead
ˈrɛdˌhɛd
skinhead
ˈskɪnˌhɛd
spearhead
ˈspɪəˌhɛd
steelhead
ˈstiːlˌhɛd
trailhead
ˈtreɪlˌhɛd
Whitehead
ˈwaɪtˌhɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRIDGEHEAD

bridge
bridge a gap
bridge circuit
Bridge of Sighs
bridge party
bridge passage
bridge player
bridge rectifier
bridge roll
bridge-builder
bridge-building
bridgeable
bridgeboard
bridgeless
Bridgend
Bridgeport
Bridges
Bridget
Bridgetown
bridgework

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRIDGEHEAD

ahead
beetlehead
behead
bluehead
bobblehead
bonehead
bubblehead
bufflehead
chucklehead
cokehead
dopehead
fiddlehead
figurehead
forehead
juicehead
knucklehead
muddlehead
snakehead
sorehead
squarehead
turtlehead

Synonyms and antonyms of bridgehead in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bridgehead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRIDGEHEAD

Find out the translation of bridgehead to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bridgehead from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bridgehead» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

桥头堡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cabeza de puente
570 millions of speakers

English

bridgehead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोर्चेबंदी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جسر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плацдарм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আক্রমণের পাদভুমি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tête de pont
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jambatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brückenkopf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

橋頭堡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

브리지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jembatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầu cầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ப்ரிட்ஜ்ஹெட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रिजहेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

köprübaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

testa di ponte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przyczółek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плацдарм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cap de pod
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προγεφύρωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vastrapplek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brohuvud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brohode
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bridgehead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRIDGEHEAD»

The term «bridgehead» is normally little used and occupies the 113.345 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRIDGEHEAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bridgehead

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QUOTES WITH «BRIDGEHEAD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bridgehead.
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Kurt Student
In this respect I expressed my doubts about using the Corps directly on the South coast, to form a bridgehead for the Army - as the area immediately behind the coast was now covered with obstacles. These doubts were accepted by Hitler.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRIDGEHEAD»

Discover the use of bridgehead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bridgehead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bengal: The British Bridgehead: Eastern India 1740-1828
Explains how Britain established her rule in eastern India during the eighteenth century.
P. J. Marshall, 2006
2
A Taste for Justice: A Bridgehead Cookbook
From Bridgehead, the trading company owned by OXFAM-Canada which promotes economic justice through fair trade with the developing world, comes a cookbook with a difference.
‎1991
3
Colonial bridgehead: government and society in Alexandria, ...
This is the first study to examine the modern transformation of the city-the surges of internal & international migration; the spatial patterns of residence & employment; & the complex nature of intercommunal relations in the rapidly ...
Michael J. Reimer, 1997
4
Yunnan-A Chinese Bridgehead to Asia: A Case Study of China’s ...
Offers a new perspective on Yunnan Contains historical depth: understanding the background and developments over time means that this ‘China watching’ book will not date quickly Takes a provincial view of China’s international ...
Tim Summers, 2013
5
Inside Windows Server 2003
The ISTG runs as a separate function from the KCC because one site can have more than one bridgehead if there are multiple domains. Each of these bridgeheads has a copy of the Schema and Configuration naming contexts and may have ...
William Boswell, 2003
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Bridgehead
Mysterious visitors from six thousand years in the future offer to help scientists build a time machine, but strange accidents mar their progress. Reissue.
David Drake, 2007
7
Advanced Organic Chemistry: Part A: Structure and Mechanisms
As a result of the strain, the molecule has, at most, transitory existence.10' The absence of such "bridgehead double bonds" was noted long ago and formulated as Bredt's rule. As the structural basis for Bredt's rule became clear, it was evident  ...
Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg, 2000
8
The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, Heterocyclic ...
One might, initially, consider the number of ring systems having bridgehead nitrogen atoms to be rather small, and further, that such systems could be of only limited importance. There are, however, nearly eleven hundred such nuclei, and  ...
W. L. Mosby, 2009
9
Fair Trade Coffee: The Prospects and Pitfalls of ...
Shared Interest formed a new company, Bridgehead Inc., and determined that the ATO must abandon its craft sales, which were responsible for its large inventory, and refocus its energies entirely on coffee. In 2000, Bridgehead declared ...
Gavin Fridell, 2007
10
Mastering Windows Server 2012 R2
Select the site, and double-click NTDS Site Settings to access this page. However, the ISTG needs very little oversight. An important function of the ISTG is to assign bridgehead servers. Additionally, you can override the ISTG by assigning ...
Mark Minasi, Kevin Greene, Christian Booth, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRIDGEHEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bridgehead is used in the context of the following news items.
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Details emerge as Burnside Bridgehead's tower rises
One of the major projects rising up from the ground at the Burnside Bridgehead — the hot development area around the Eastside ramps of the ... «kgw.com, Jul 15»
2
WWI ARGUS ARCHIVE: Severe fighting in the West
... the third Italian Army, consisting of four army corps, attacking from the bridgehead at the fortress to the sea, was completely repulsed suffering heavy losses. «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
3
EDITORIAL: Cut to the chase
We're on the verge of spending almost $200 million to redesign and rebuild the Lester B. Pearson-era bridgehead interchanges at the ... «North Shore News, Jul 15»
4
Asia Pacific Cities Summit: Coe spruiks hosting Olympics
Sport was also heavily embedded in Australia's way of life and could be used as a “bridgehead” to resolve issues that could not find answers in ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5
The BYOx Ecosystem: Security and Success in the Smartphone Era
... criminals, hacktivists or rogue insiders, can exploit BYOx devices, applications and cloud-based storage by using them as a bridgehead and ... «Wireless Week, Jul 15»
6
Highway 1 no longer making the cut
“Rush hour” with near-to or over-capacity traffic on roads leading to the Second Narrows bridgehead now extends from 2 until 6 p.m., according ... «North Shore News, Jul 15»
7
US Can't Keep Its Promises: 20 Years of Lies Behind NATO's …
At least, until NATO is widely perceived as the bridgehead of US policies and of intervention in Eastern Europe, Jacquet said. Recent political ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
8
We will remember them – July 1915
On 12th July a fifth and final attempt was made to break out of the Helles bridgehead and capture the hill of Achi Baba. Two days of heavy ... «alderleyedge.com, Jul 15»
9
Lessons from Charleston
And even within hearts overwhelmed by evil, one small bridgehead of good is retained. And even in the best of all hearts, there remains … an ... «Redding Record Searchlight, Jul 15»
10
China's Envision enters Europe with Swedish wind showcase
The OEM made clear it is looking for further deals from its Swedish bridgehead. “We are delighted to be able to create a solid business case for ... «Recharge, Jul 15»

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