railhead
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| —n | |
| 1. | a terminal of a railway |
| 2. | the farthest point reached by completed track on an unfinished railway |
| 3. | military the point at which material and personnel are transferred from rail to another conveyance |
| 4. | the upper part of a railway rail, on which the traffic wheels run |
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Example sentences
Transporting the fossils from quarry to railhead was a major undertaking.
Again, the camera is looking down at the railhead and the two line lasers can be clearly identified.
It consists of a railhead and storage area and an administration and housing area.
Batter is the deformation of the surface of the railhead, usually close to or at the end of the rail.
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