railhead

Definition of Railhead in English :

1. railhead

a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution

2. railhead

the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Railhead

noun

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

noun

1.

the farthest point to which rails have been laid in a railroad

2. Military

the point on a railroad at which supplies are unloaded and distributed

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.