Bridgehead: alternatives and connections

A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situatio…

To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.

One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.

A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy.…

A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in with each surge and r…

To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river.

A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge.

The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge wit…

A kind of sofa for two persons. A tete-/-tete.

a fortification build around a sieged target by the besiegers to prevent attacks by the defenders.

a type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from…

protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"

The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity,…

One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to a pe…

To utilize; to make available; to get the value or usefulness out of; as, to exploit a mine or agricultural lands; to exploit public o…

To enlarge; to widen; to carry out further; as, to extend the capacities, the sphere of usefulness, or commerce; to extend power or in…

protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"

A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a…