桥头堡 qiáotóubǎo bridgehead Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents qiáotóubǎo bridgehead · gateway 桥头 橋頭 qiáotou bridgehead a military position established by an advancing force on the enemy's side of a bridge or other water crossing堡 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 hànbǎoqiáotóubǎo bridge tower 桥头 橋頭 qiáotou bridge ends either of the two ends of a bridge where it meets the road or the shore堡 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 hànbǎo