Tete-de-pont \T[^e]te`-de-pont"\ (t[=a]t`de*p[^o]N"), n.; pl.
{T[^e]tes-de-pont}. [F., head of a bridge.] (Mil.)
A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy,
for covering the communications across a river; a bridgehead.
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