Noun
A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a tete-de-pont.
Source: Webster's dictionaryan attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines Source: Internet
the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar Source: Internet
Adam only mentions the port, but otherwise Birca seems to have been significant to him because it had been the bridgehead of Ansgar's Christian mission and because archbishop Unni had been buried there. Source: Internet
After ten years, the bridgehead at Coblenz and the territories to the north would be evacuated and after fifteen years remaining Allied forces would be withdrawn. Source: Internet
Although it does not cover Northern Ireland, which the government says it is considering separately, some fear it could become a bridgehead for similar legislation. Source: Internet
Although by 26 October XXX Corps' infantry had completed the capture of the planned bridgehead west of the second mine belt, the armour of X Corps, although established just beyond the infantry, had failed to break through the enemy's anti-tank defences. Source: Internet