Etymology

tête-de-pont

Today it means: a bridgehead. Full definition →

French tête de pont
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromtête de pont“head of a bridge”
  2. English todaytête-de-pont

Borrowed from French tête de pont (“head of a bridge”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchtête de pont all →

bridgehead

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