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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

  1. noun A secured area on an enemy shoreline used to bring in more troops and supplies during an invasion.
  2. noun An initial foothold or early success that makes further progress possible.

bridgehead — full definition

  1. noun An area around the end of a bridge.
  2. noun A fortification around the end of a bridge.
  3. 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.
  4. noun Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge of two or more other atoms