tête de pont
French
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edittête de pont f (plural têtes de pont)
- (military) bridgehead; beachhead; airhead (area of hostile territory that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material)
Descendants
edit- → English: bridgehead (calque)
- → Italian: testa di ponte (calque)
- → Russian: тет-де-по́н (tɛt-dɛ-pón)