airhead

A noun with two distinct meanings: it can refer to a person who is flighty, scatterbrained, or lacking intelligence, or it can refer to a bridgehead seized by airborne troops in a military operation.

ruСуществительное с двумя различными значениями: может обозначать легкомысленного, рассеянного или недалёкого человека, а также плацдарм, захваченный воздушным десантом в ходе военной операции.esSustantivo con dos significados diferentes: puede referirse a una persona frívola, distraída o de poca inteligencia, o a una cabeza de playa capturada por fuerzas aerotransportadas durante una operación militar.frNom avec deux sens distincts : peut désigner une personne légère, distraite ou peu intelligente, ainsi qu'une tête de pont capturée par un assaut aéroporté lors d'une opération militaire.deSubstantiv mit zwei verschiedenen Bedeutungen: Es kann eine oberflächliche, zerstreute oder einfältige Person bezeichnen, aber auch einen im Rahmen einer militärischen Operation von Luftlandetruppen eroberten Brückenkopf.ptSubstantivo com dois sentidos distintos: pode designar uma pessoa leviana, distraída ou tola, ou uma cabeça de ponte tomada por tropas aerotransportadas em uma operação militar.zh名词，有两个不同含义：可指轻浮、健忘或愚笨的人，也可指军事行动中空降部队夺取的阵地。arاسم يحمل معنيين مختلفين: يدل على شخص خفيف الطبع، ساذج أو غير جاد، كما يدل على موقع أو منطقة تُسيطر عليها قوات محمولة جوًا في عملية عسكرية.

1. Foolish or scatterbrained person B2 informal

   A person who is silly, forgetful, or lacking in intelligence.

   • Don't be such an airhead; you forgot your keys again.
   • She's a bit of an airhead but very kind-hearted.
   • He called me an airhead for losing my wallet.

   ruПустоголовый человекesPersona tonta o despistadafrPersonne étourdie ou écerveléedeDummkopfptPessoa avoadazh傻瓜arشخص أهوج

   Synonymes: birdbrainblockheadduncenumskullscatterbrainsimpleton

   Antonymes: geniusintellectualsage

2. Military bridgehead C1 formal

   A position seized by airborne troops behind enemy lines to secure a landing zone.

   • The paratroopers established an airhead near the river.
   • Securing the airhead was critical for the operation.
   • The enemy attempted to destroy the airhead before reinforcements arrived.

   ruПлацдармesCabeza de puente aéreofrtête de pont aéroportéedeLuftlandekopfptCabeça de ponte aéreazh空降桥头堡arرأس جسر جوي

   Synonymes: bridgeheadfootholdtoehold

• airheads plural form
• airheads' possessive plural form
• airhead's possessive singular form