brohoved — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beachhead noun A secured area on an enemy shoreline used to bring in more troops and supplies during an invasion.
- bridgehead noun An area around the end of a bridge.
Senses
brohoved is used for these senses in English:
- bridgehead (military) An area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance.
beachhead — full definition
- noun A secured area on an enemy shoreline used to bring in more troops and supplies during an invasion.
- noun An initial foothold or early success that makes further progress possible.
bridgehead — full definition
- noun An area around the end of a bridge.
- noun A fortification around the end of a bridge.
- noun An area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance.
- noun Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge of two or more other atoms