airhead

• Nom 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.

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.

1. Foolish or scatterbrained personB2informal

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

   Personne étourdie ou écervelée

   • 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.

   Synonymesbirdbrainblockheadduncenumskullscatterbrainsimpleton

   Antonymesgeniusintellectualsage

2. Military bridgeheadC1formal

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

   tête de pont aéroportée

   • 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.

   Synonymesbridgeheadfootholdtoehold