bridgeheads

noun

plural of bridgehead
as in bases
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 bridgeheads Ukraine has sought to derail the Kremlin’s plans by launching counterattacks in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, where Russian forces have sought to carve out bridgeheads with an aim to advance toward the regional capitals, which are key industrial hubs. — ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridgeheads
  1. bases
  2. fortresses
  3. camps
  4. footholds
  5. stations
  6. centers
Noun
  • While the 28-year-old hit 19 homers and stole 41 bases, his 98 wRC+ ranked 14th among qualified second basemen.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • To cover other basic bases, this laptop rocks a standard 60Hz refresh rate, 16GB of memory, and 512GB of storage, which is typical for a laptop at this price point.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of bases
Noun
  • The structures include monasteries and fortresses that showcase the reign of the Lombards, who played a major role in the development of medieval European Christianity.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The horse was found amid structures and artifacts that have revealed more details of military and daily life inside ancient Egyptian fortresses, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a Wednesday statement.
    — Ahmed Shawkat, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of fortresses
Noun
  • Even local landmarks can have a part in shameful history, with de Courcy noting that Memorial Auditorium was a staging area for the shipment of Japanese American residents to internment camps for during World War II.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Hayes has regularly scheduled the senior and U-23 camps to run concurrently in hopes of extending the growing fluidity between their rosters.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of camps
Noun
  • Some went to cities that have long been magnets for immigrants — New York, Miami — but increasingly, others found their way to smaller cities with less developed immigrant footholds.
    — Will Jarrett, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The eldest among them had established early footholds in their careers before COVID hit.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of footholds
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  • Additional demonstrations were scheduled for 2026, alongside work on hydrogen stations to supply fuel.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The letter called for greater regional collaboration to keep New England’s remaining nuclear stations operational and to identify potential locations for expansion.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of stations
Noun
  • In Congo, where the outbreak has spread to seven provinces, responders have faced attacks on health teams, misinformation about the virus, a failure by locals to report symptoms and rebel violence that has limited access to treatment centers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Much of the discussion surrounding this week’s game centers around how the Georgia defense will go about defending Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of centers

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“Bridgeheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridgeheads. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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