bridgehead
noun[C]
uk/ˈbrɪdʒ.hed/us/ˈbrɪdʒ.hed/a goodpositionthat anarmyhas taken inenemyland, from which it canattacktheenemymoreeffectively:
桥头阵地,桥头堡(在敌占区内夺取的据点)Theadvancetroopsestablishedabridgehead early in thefighting.先遣部队在战斗刚开始时就建立了桥头堡。
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beachhead
Places involved in military activity
- air bridge
- air corridor
- bases
- Bastille
- battlefield
- battleground
- camp
- enceinte
- fort
- front
- front-line
- garrison
- GHQ
- multi-front
- observation post
- obstacle course
- parade ground
- PX
- redoubt
- theatre