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bridgehead
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of BRIDGEHEAD
a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made <established a bridgehead on the beach before beginning the land invasion>
Synonyms bridgehead, foothold
Related Words staging area, staging ground; beachhead, camp, center, emplacement, footing, front, headquarters, installation, station; airbase; bastion, fastness, fortress, stronghold; battlefront, field; toehold
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