qiáo​tóu​bǎo

bridgehead

qiáo​tóu​bǎo bridgehead · gateway

  1. bridgehead
    a military position established by an advancing force on the enemy's side of a bridge or other water crossing
  2. bǎo nounproper noun
    fortress
    (bound form) fort; fortress; castle; also used to transliterate names ending in -burg or -berg, or as an abbreviation for 汉堡 hàn​bǎo

qiáo​tóu​bǎo bridge tower

  1. bridge ends
    either of the two ends of a bridge where it meets the road or the shore
  2. bǎo nounproper noun
    fortress
    (bound form) fort; fortress; castle; also used to transliterate names ending in -burg or -berg, or as an abbreviation for 汉堡 hàn​bǎo