Fortification vs Bridgehead - What's the difference?
fortification | bridgehead |
The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.
That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.
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*:“[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications , perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic?”
An increase in effectiveness, as by adding ingredients.
* 1979 , Kiplinger's Personal Finance (volume 33, number 7, July 1979, page 47)
An area around the end of a bridge.
(military) A fortification around the end of a bridge.
(military) An area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance.
(chemistry) Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge.
As nouns the difference between fortification and bridgehead
is that fortification is the act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy while bridgehead is an area around the end of a bridge.fortification
English
(wikipedia fortification)Noun
(en noun)- Compare the nutrition information label of a regular ready-to-eat fortified cereal with that of a presweetened brand and you'll note that, although the sweetened one's sugar content is higher, the fortification is virtually identical.
