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Meanings of bridgehead in English

Portuguese
cabeça de ponte
Catalan
cap de platja

An area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies.

cabeça de ponte
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Examples for "foothold"
Examples for "foothold"
1
Fosun said its investment would help it secure a foothold in Europe.
Reuters
2
Creating a foothold in these areas would lead to wider national interest.
The Guardian
3
POLAND: Huawei has a strong foothold in Poland but remains under scrutiny.
Reuters
4
Since Gaddafi's departure, Islamic State has gained a foothold in the country.
The Guardian
5
She could not quite tell if any foothold had yet been gained.
Stonewielder
Usage of bridgehead in English
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The bridgehead of Radymno consisted of a threefold line of field works.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, ...
2
Cadorna agreed, and brought the Second Army into play, attacking the Plava bridgehead.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
3
They fear Islamist militants could use central Asia as a bridgehead into Russia.
Reuters
4
Using Society brothers for targets. He saw dust from far beyond the bridgehead.
Surrender to the will of the night
5
They have a bridgehead in London and the south-east of England.
The Guardian
6
I had been up the river to the bridgehead at Plava.
A Farewell to Arms
7
What of the bridge and its celebrated bridgehead and Prince Auersperg?
War and Peace
8
One thousand Austrians were captured at the bridgehead, but the garrison succeeded in escaping.
America's War for Humanity
9
Pyongyang has claimed the wall offers the South a bridgehead into the North's territory.
100 Places You Will Never Visit
10
Again the initial bombardment was highly effective, smashing the Italian cordon around the bridgehead.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
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On his own initiative, Wurm prepared a bridgehead around Gorizia.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
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Blank it was, except for a gate near the bridgehead.
The Ragged Edge
13
Off to establish a human bridgehead in the Oort cloud.
Edge of Infinity
14
Austria, a neutral European Union member, was for centuries a bridgehead for Iran to Europe.
Reuters
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The sale could also present American operators with the opportunity to establish a European bridgehead.
The Guardian
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The weakest section of the front was strategically the most important, around the Tolmein bridgehead.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
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