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Translate bridgehead from English to French

Summary

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bridge head:
- tête de pont
Wiktionary:
- bridgehead → tête de pont
- bridgehead → tête de pont

English

Detailed Translations for bridgehead from English to French

bridgehead:

Translation Matrix for bridgehead:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	foothold

Synonyms for "bridgehead":

foothold; combat zone; combat area
post; station

Related Definitions for "bridgehead":

a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy¹
an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies¹
- an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines¹

Wiktionary Translations for bridgehead:

bridgehead

noun

an area of ground on the enemy's side of a bridge
- bridgehead → tête de pont

bridgehead

noun

Militaire : ouvrage placé en avant d’un pont
- tête de pont → bridgehead
Militaire : zone conquise à l'intérieur d'un territoire ennemi
- tête de pont → bridgehead; beachhead

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• bridgehead	→ tête de pont	↔ Brückenkopf — militärisch gesicherte Stellung auf der Seite eines Gewässers, die ansonsten noch vom Feind gehalten wird

bridge head:

bridge head [the ~] noun

the bridge head
la tête de pont
- tête de pont [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for bridge head:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
tête de pont	bridge head

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