Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In fortification, a work that defends the head or entrance of a bridge nearer the enemy. See
bridge-head .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mil.) A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications across a river; a bridgehead.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun military A
work thrown up at the end of abridge nearest theenemy , for covering thecommunications across ariver ; abridgehead .
Etymologies
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French, head of a bridge.
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