bridgehead in Irish
bridgehead in Irish is ceann droichid — bridgehead means the area of land next to one end of a bridge.
bridgehead in Irish
ceann droichid
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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- 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 Irish?
"bridgehead" in Irish is ceann droichid. bridgehead means: The area of land next to one end of a bridge.
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