brohuvud — meaning in English
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English meaning
- airhead noun An informal, mildly insulting term for a foolish or unintelligent person.
- bridgehead noun An area around the end of a bridge.
Senses
brohuvud is used for these senses in English:
- airhead (military) An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel.
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