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railhead

 
Dictionary: rail·head   (rāl'hĕd') pronunciation
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.

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n. a point on a railway where loads are transferred between trains and other means of transport.

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Military Dictionary: railhead
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(DOD, NATO) A point on a railway where loads are transferred between trains and other means of transport. See also navigation head.

Wikipedia: Railhead
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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
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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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