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railhead
rail·head R0024000 (rāl′hĕd′)n.1. The farthest point on a railroad to which rails have been laid.2. A place on a railroad where military supplies are unloaded.railhead (ˈreɪlˌhɛd) n1. (Railways) a terminal of a railway2. (Railways) the farthest point reached by completed track on an unfinished railway3. (Military) military the point at which material and personnel are transferred from rail to another conveyance4. (Railways) the upper part of a railway rail, on which the traffic wheels runrail•head (ˈreɪlˌhɛd) n. a railroad depot at which supplies are unloaded to be distributed or forwarded by truck or other means. railheadA point on a railway where loads are transferred between trains and other means of transport. See also navigation head.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | railhead - a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distributionstorehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store - a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" | | 2. | railhead - the end of the completed track on an unfinished railwayend, terminal - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix" | Translations
railhead
railhead1. a terminal of a railway 2. the farthest point reached by completed track on an unfinished railway 3. the upper part of a railway rail, on which the traffic wheels run railhead[′rāl‚hed] (civil engineering) The topmost part of a rail, supporting the wheels of railway vehicles. A point at which railroad traffic originates and terminates. The temporary ends of a railroad line under construction. See RHD See RHDrailhead
Words related to railheadnoun a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distributionRelated Words- storehouse
- depot
- entrepot
- storage
- store
noun the end of the completed track on an unfinished railwayRelated Words |