Explore Bridgeheads through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Bridgeheads meaning
plural of bridgehead
Using Bridgeheads
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of bridgehead
- In the example corpus, bridgeheads often appears in combinations such as: bridgeheads on.
Context around Bridgeheads
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bridgeheads
- In this selection, "bridgeheads" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gari and retain stand out and add context to how "bridgeheads" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include deepen their bridgeheads and as and hold the bridgeheads. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bridgeheads" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bridgeheads
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Soviet forces were allowed to retain bridgeheads on the right bank from which offensive operations could be quickly launched. (20 words)
That afternoon, Egyptian forces advanced once more to deepen their bridgeheads, and as a result the Israelis lost several strategic positions. (21 words)
The 2nd and 3rd Armies were ordered to attack eastward in six simultaneous thrusts over a broad front, leaving behind five infantry divisions to hold the bridgeheads. (27 words)
The front line stabilized along the Vistula for about six months (with some bridgeheads on the western bank on the Vistula – see Battle of Studzianki ), and in early 1945, Soviet Vistula–Oder Offensive began, which pushed Germans to the gates of Berlin. (42 words)
Olson, p.311 By the afternoon of 12 May, the Gari bridgeheads were increasing despite furious counter-attacks whilst the attrition on the coast and in the mountains continued. (29 words)
The 2nd and 3rd Armies were ordered to attack eastward in six simultaneous thrusts over a broad front, leaving behind five infantry divisions to hold the bridgeheads. (27 words)
Example sentences (5)
Olson, p.311 By the afternoon of 12 May, the Gari bridgeheads were increasing despite furious counter-attacks whilst the attrition on the coast and in the mountains continued.
That afternoon, Egyptian forces advanced once more to deepen their bridgeheads, and as a result the Israelis lost several strategic positions.
The 2nd and 3rd Armies were ordered to attack eastward in six simultaneous thrusts over a broad front, leaving behind five infantry divisions to hold the bridgeheads.
The front line stabilized along the Vistula for about six months (with some bridgeheads on the western bank on the Vistula – see Battle of Studzianki ), and in early 1945, Soviet Vistula–Oder Offensive began, which pushed Germans to the gates of Berlin.
The Soviet forces were allowed to retain bridgeheads on the right bank from which offensive operations could be quickly launched.
Common combinations with bridgeheads
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- bridgeheads on 2×