- The farthest point on a railroad to which rails have been laid.
- A place on a railroad where military supplies are unloaded.
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rail·head (rāl'hĕd') ![]() |
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| US Military Dictionary: railhead |
n. a point on a railway where loads are transferred between trains and other means of transport.
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| Military Dictionary: railhead |
(DOD, NATO) A point on a railway where loads are transferred between trains and other means of transport. See also navigation head.
| Wikipedia: Railhead |
A railhead is a terminus of a railway line that interfaces with another transport mode, such as shipping or a train ferry.
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| Translations: Railhead |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - endestation, endepunkt
Nederlands (Dutch)
eindpunt van in aanbouw zijnde spoorweg, punt op spoorweg waar wegtransport start
Français (French)
n. - tête de ligne
Deutsch (German)
n. - Endbahnhof, Ausladebahnhof
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σιδηροδρομική εσχατιά
Italiano (Italian)
capolinea ferroviario
Português (Portuguese)
n. - fim da linha (m) (férrea)
Русский (Russian)
конечная станция
Español (Spanish)
n. - cabeza de línea
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ändstation under järnvägsbygge, ändstation
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
铺设中铁路的末端, 尽头, 设置于铁路的补给下卸分发站
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鋪設中鐵路的末端, 盡頭, 設置於鐵路的補給下卸分發站
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 부설 중인 철도의 끝머리, 병참역, 궤도 머리, 철도 수송 종점
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鉄道の始点, 鉄道線路の末端, 軌条頭
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ابعد نقطه في خط السكه الحديديه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - קצה מסילת-ברזל
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