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橋頭堡
简 桥头堡 · 繁 橋頭堡Mandarin · pinyin qiáo tóu bǎo
Meanings
- bridgehead (military)
- stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory
- bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge)
- (fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it)
- bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion)
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2–2–3 · qiao2 tou2 bao3
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noun
- (military) bridgehead (an area of ground on the enemy's side of a bridge)
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