as in base
a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made
established a bridgehead on the beach before beginning the land invasion
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Recent Examples of bridgehead
The cost of holding on against Russia on the Dnieper bridgehead is high.
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Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
For Russia, even establishing a bridgehead across the border could expose the city of Kharkiv to artillery, allowing troops to escalate efforts to make the city unlivable.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Setting up manufacturing in Italy would be a big win for China’s auto industry, which sees Italy as a strategically positioned bridgehead from which to push further into European, African, and Middle Eastern markets.
—Mary Hui, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
Hungary is seen as an important bridgehead of Chinese manufacturing capacity in Europe.
—Mary Hui, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
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Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
For Russia, even establishing a bridgehead across the border could expose the city of Kharkiv to artillery, allowing troops to escalate efforts to make the city unlivable.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Setting up manufacturing in Italy would be a big win for China’s auto industry, which sees Italy as a strategically positioned bridgehead from which to push further into European, African, and Middle Eastern markets.
—Mary Hui, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
Hungary is seen as an important bridgehead of Chinese manufacturing capacity in Europe.
—Mary Hui, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridgehead
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Camp Pendleton, 40 miles north of San Diego, saw at least six drone incursions over its airspace last week alone, a spokesperson for the Marine base told USA TODAY in an email.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The two Malaysian men’s transfers leave 27 detainees in custody at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay.Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Read: How Russia could maintain a foothold in Syria When Bashar faced an Arab Spring uprising in 2011, the paternal genes kicked in.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The impending Trump administration has given some Democrats a foothold to argue that the party can't manage another two years under gerontocracy.Andrew Solender, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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One immediate result of those changes was that Dignity Health Sports Park became a fortress again.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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The coming-of-age story follows the adventures of a young girl born into a band of robbers set in and around a fortress in medieval Scandinavia.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
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The image, which first appeared in Harper's Weekly, was created as Union propaganda during the war, featuring Santa handing out presents at a Union Army camp.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2024
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The county Probation Department is responsible for overseeing both adult parolees and youths in juvenile camps and halls.Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The filing instantly thrust the music mogul into the center of a media firestorm.Molly McPherson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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To be sure, Bank of America acknowledged that the ongoing struggles at AMD’s chief rival, Intel , could lead AMD to capture even more business than expected in the PC market, as well as the traditional, non-AI data center market.Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Bridgehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridgehead. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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