bridgehead

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Synonyms: bridge head, ridgehead, bridgeheads, brideshead, fringehead

Antonyms: bridge head, ridgehead, bridgeheads, brideshead, fringehead

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Noun

1. An [[area]] around the [[end]] of a bridge.
2. {{lb|en|military}} A [[fortification]] around the end of a [[bridge]].
3. {{lb|en|military}} An area of [[ground]] on the [[enemy]]'s side of a river or other [[obstacle]], especially one that needs to be [[take]]n and [[defend]]ed in order to [[secure]] an [[advance]].
4. {{lb|en|physical chemistry}} Either of the two [[atom]]s in different parts of a [[molecule]] that are connected by a bridge of two or more other atoms

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