bridgehead
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines
Types & categories
- combat area hypernym
- airhead hyponym
- beachhead hyponym
Sense 2 noun
a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
Types & categories
- post hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | combat area |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | airhead |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | beachhead |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | post |