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bridgehead
Overview of noun bridgehead
The noun bridgehead has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bridgehead, foothold -- (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"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar")
2. bridgehead -- (a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bridgehead
2 senses of bridgehead
Sense 1
bridgehead, foothold
=> combat zone, combat area
=> zone
=> region, part
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
bridgehead
=> post, station
=> position, place
=> point
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun bridgehead
1 of 2 senses of bridgehead
Sense 1
bridgehead, foothold
=> airhead
=> beachhead
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bridgehead
2 senses of bridgehead
Sense 1
bridgehead, foothold
=> combat zone, combat area
Sense 2
bridgehead
=> post, station
Antonyms of noun bridgehead
Member Holonyms of noun bridgehead
Substance Holonyms of noun bridgehead
Part Holonyms of noun bridgehead
Member Meronyms of noun bridgehead
Substance Meronyms of noun bridgehead
Part Meronyms of noun bridgehead
Meronyms of noun bridgehead
Holonyms of noun bridgehead
Attributes of noun bridgehead
Derived Forms of noun bridgehead
Domain of noun bridgehead
Domain Terms of noun bridgehead
Familiarity of noun bridgehead
bridgehead used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun bridgehead
2 senses of bridgehead
Sense 1
bridgehead, foothold
> combat zone, combat area
=> war zone
=> bridgehead, foothold
Sense 2
bridgehead
> post, station
=> bridgehead
=> lookout, observation post
=> outstation, outpost
Meronyms of noun bridgehead
2 senses of bridgehead
Holonyms of noun bridgehead
Grep of noun bridgehead
bridgehead
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