Railhead

//ˈɹeɪl.hɛd// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A point on a railway system where goods (or passengers) are loaded, unloaded or transferred to other transport.

    "The improved service to and from Taunton is fully justified by the passenger patronage to and from this town, which is a railhead for a large surrounding area."

  2. 2
    a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution wordnet
  3. 3
    The furthest point on a railroad/railway under construction to which rails have been laid.

    "By 1899 the railhead had reached the further edge of the Athi Plain at mile 315, and halted while the survey parties went ahead, and a supply base was established at the foot of the hills. This spot has become Nairobi."

  4. 4
    the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway wordnet
  5. 5
    The top surface (head) of a rail.

    "Alternative form: rail head"

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  1. 6
    An area of hostile territory at the end of a rail line that, when captured, serves for the continuous movement into position of further troops and materiel.

Etymology

From rail + head.

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