tete-de-pont
Tête`-de-pont", n.; pl. Têtes-de-pont. Etym: [F., head of a bridge.] (Mil.) Defn: A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications across a river; a bridgehead.
Tête`-de-pont", n.; pl. Têtes-de-pont. Etym: [F., head of a bridge.] (Mil.) Defn: A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications across a river; a bridgehead.