Definition of "railhead" [railhead]

• The farthest point on a railroad to which rails have been laid. (noun)
• A place on a railroad where military supplies are unloaded. (noun)

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• "And some of the ton-miles on truck are complementary … short hauling of the container to the origin railhead and from the destination railhead."
• "Imagine hiking several days to the Chiapas railhead from the Guatemalan border and then riding a freight all the way to the U.S. border stone broke and in constant danger."
• "The mobility which, it is seen, originally characterized the General Hospital has become a function of a third type of unit not developed during the Boer War – namely, the Casualty Clearing Station at railhead, which is moved as the troops advance."