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bridgehead [ˈbrıdʒhed] N

bridgehead

桥头堡 qiáotóubǎo

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In this compound the deviation from planarity is 13 for the benzene ring and 17 for the bridgehead carbons. en.wikipedia.org

By the end of the day the bridgehead was expanded to a strip of land 12 by 8 kilometres. en.wikipedia.org

Each such bridgehead carbon has three (ethylenic) pi bonds while two are needed for the di-pi-methane rearrangement. en.wikipedia.org

The "main bridge" is a bridge that connects the two main bridgeheads. en.wikipedia.org

Reopening of the lane was of utmost importance in order to successfully ensure the defence of the bridgehead, which would have otherwise been seriously jeopardised. en.wikipedia.org

By 16:30 eight waves had brought across the canal ten infantry brigades in all five bridgeheads, totaling 23,500 men (around 4,700 at each bridgehead). en.wikipedia.org

The guards riflemen widened the bridgehead to ten kilometres along the front. en.wikipedia.org

Leading a subsequent charge towards the enemy lines, he forced them back one kilometre, taking 100 prisoners and thus capturing the bridgehead. en.wikipedia.org

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