airhead
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈɛrˌhɛd/
- Jargon
:
cabeza de puente aérea
- The mission involved capturing an airhead to facilitate the movement of additional forces behind enemy lines.
Examples
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Establishing an airhead was critical for the success of the military operation in the region.
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Airhead.
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Like when the planet was saved from having an airhead a heartbeat away from the presidency in the '08 elections?
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Airheads?
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This looks suspiciously like the US wanted an airhead in the wild frontiers of Mali that ultimately enables some semblance of control over Niger.
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The airborne troops successfully secured an airhead in enemy territory, allowing further operations to proceed.
Synonyms
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7.0
A small area taken in enemy land and held for future advance
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9.3
An area on an enemy shore taken and held as a base for further advance inland
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9.5
An area at a bridge's end soldiers capture and hold in enemy land to let more troops cross
Idioms
- Offensive
To behave in a silly way without thinking when nervous or tired
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Morphology
Etymology
Airhead for the military sense comes from air + head, with head meaning 'a main point' and air showing the troops came from the sky. So an airhead is a place taken by soldiers arriving by air and used as a base.