bridgehead in Finnish
bridgehead in Finnish is sillanpääasema, sillanpää — bridgehead means the area of land next to one end of a bridge.
bridgehead in Finnish
sillanpääasema
(military) A fortification around the end of a bridge.
sillanpääasema
(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.
sillanpää
(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.
sillanpää
(physical chemistry) Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge of two or more other atoms
What does "bridgehead" mean?
- noun The area of land next to one end of a bridge.
- noun A defensive structure built to protect the end of a bridge.
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noun (military) A position that an army captures and holds on enemy territory, usually beside a river, so more troops can move in safely.
"He believed the invasion would happen elsewhere and it wasn't until late in the afternoon and long after the Allied forces had established a bridgehead that Hitler was convinced of the need to do something."
- noun (chemistry) Either of two atoms in a molecule that are joined to each other by a chain of other atoms forming a bridge.
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bridgehead in a sentence
- He believed the invasion would happen elsewhere and it wasn't until late in the afternoon and long after the Allied forces had established a bridgehead that Hitler was convinced of the need to do something.
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What is "bridgehead" in Finnish?
"bridgehead" in Finnish is sillanpääasema, sillanpää. bridgehead means: The area of land next to one end of a bridge.
Are there other ways to say "bridgehead" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 2 translations listed for "bridgehead": sillanpääasema, sillanpää.
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