tete-de-pont Meaning, Definition & Usage

Tête`-de-pont" noun (Also<

• Tete-de-pont
• Tête-de-pont

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Etymology

F., head of a bridge.

Wordforms

plural Têtes-de-pont

Definitions

1. (Mil.) A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications across a river; a bridgehead.