bridgehead

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bridge·head /ˈbrɪdʒhed/ noun [countable]  PMa strong position far forward in enemy land from which an army can go forward or attack 桥头堡，桥头阵地

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bridgehead• All we have to do is get in and establish a bridgehead, so to speak.• There were thousands more slaves now, working to finish the bridgehead.

bridge·head nounChineseSyllable  

position strong enemy in from a Corpus which far land forward

bridgehead
bridge‧head /ˈbrɪdʒhed/ noun [countable]
a strong position far forward in enemy land from which an army can go forward or attack

bridge·headBrE /ˈbrɪdʒhed/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbrɪdʒhed/ 🔊 nouna strong position that an army has captured in enemy land, from which it can go forward or attack the enemy 桥头堡（部队在敌占区内夺取的据点） [usually singular] a good position from which to make progress （进一步前进的）立足点，据点