BRIDGEHEAD
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.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Bridgehead
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bridgehead
Noun
- An area around the end of a bridge.
- A fortification around the end of a bridge.
- An area of ground on the enemy's side of a bridge, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance.
- Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge.
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