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What is a bridgehead?

What is a bridgehead? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An area around the end of a bridge.
  2. (military) A fortification around the end of a bridge.
  3. (military) An area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance.
  4. (chemistry) Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge of two or more other atoms
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The idea is that Brazil becomes our bridgehead for the southern cone, within the next 3-5 years.
With the brothers edging towards the full-blown feud, or broigus, Blinky must position himself as bridgehead between them and consigliere to both.
The new office in Vienna will support development of the Austrian market and will also serve as a bridgehead for operations further east.
Modern and versatile industrial capacity, with a strategic bridgehead in Nordenham.
After the 2005 opening in Taiwan, Chaumet opened a major store in Hong Kong in September, the bridgehead of its expansion in China.
In order to make a breakthrough beyond the bridgehead, General Montgomery prepared a series of major operations all along the front.

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