1. the end of a railway line or the farthest point reached by a railway
2. a point on a railway where goods are loaded or unloaded, especially for onward transport by road
3. a supply base established at the end of a railway line for military operations
Usage: military

Examples

• The new railhead will connect the remote mining town to the national network.
• Trucks waited at the railhead to collect the grain shipments.
• Construction crews worked to extend the railway to the next railhead.
• The military established a railhead to supply troops in the forward area.
• Cargo containers were transferred from trains to trucks at the busy railhead.
• The railhead served as the distribution point for relief supplies.
• Engineers surveyed the terrain for the proposed railhead location.