tête de pont

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛt də pɔ̃/

Noun

tête de pont f (plural têtes de pont)

1. (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

• → English: bridgehead (calque)
• → Italian: testa di ponte (calque)
• → Russian: тет-де-по́н (tɛt-dɛ-pón)