The New International Encyclopædia/Bridgehead
BRIDGE′HEAD, or (in French) Tête-du-Pont. In military engineering, a fortified work intended to defend the passage of a river over a bridge. See Tête-du-Pont.
Edition of 1905. See also the disclaimer.
BRIDGE′HEAD, or (in French) Tête-du-Pont. In military engineering, a fortified work intended to defend the passage of a river over a bridge. See Tête-du-Pont.