airhead
- An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel.
- (broadly) A (usually temporary) landing area for aircraft for supplying a non-military operation.
- (alt-of, alternative, archaic) Alternative form of air-head (“a horizontal channel providing ventilation in a mine.”).
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛːhɛd/
Etymology
From air + head (“foremost, topmost, or leading part”), sense 1 (“area of hostile territory seized for use as an airbase”) by analogy with beachhead and bridgehead.
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