Dictionary Definition
airhead
Noun
1 a flighty scatterbrained simpleton; "she's a
total airhead"; "every airhead on a big salary rushed out to buy
one"
2 a bridgehead seized by airborne troops
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- A silly, foolish or unintelligent person
Synonyms
- sense silly person bimbo, bubblehead, valley girl, dumb blonde, stoner, space cadet no brains
Noun
- A landing area for aircraft for supplying an operation, military or other, usually temporary.
- An area of hostile territory that has been seized by paratroopers or helicopter-based troops to ensure the further landing of troops and/or materiel
Extensive Definition
An airhead is a designated area in a hostile or
threatened territory which, when seized and held, allows the air
landing of further troops and matériel via
an airbridge,
and provides the maneuver and preparation space necessary for
projected operations. Normally it is the area seized in the assault
phase of an airborne
operation. It may also be used as a staging or refueling point
for less permanent operations.
Typically, an airhead is established by helicopter-landed or paratrooper forces, and
often will take place at an airport (to allow conventional
transport to land later on) or at a helicopter or glider-accessible area.
Notable airhead operations include Battle of
Crete and Operation
Market Garden during World War
II, and
Operation Just Cause in Panama in
1989.
See also
References
- DOD. DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. United States of America: US Department of Defense. June 5, 2003.
airhead in Norwegian: Brohode