Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The upper portion of a rail; that part of a rail with which the wheels of the vehicles of a railway come in contact in passing.
- noun The terminus of railway transportation; the farthest point to which transportation by rail is open.
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Examples
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But if they dress in Waffen-SS uniforms or wax eloquent on how they enjoy seeing the little swastica-marked rail-head markers (denoting the extent of german-gauge rail) move further and further into the Soviet Union in Fire in the East, then I for one, become quite suspicious.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Could Students Be Suspended for “Beat the Jew” Game 2010
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But if they dress in Waffen-SS uniforms or wax eloquent on how they enjoy seeing the little swastica-marked rail-head markers denoting the extent of german-gauge rail move further and further into the Soviet Union in Fire in the East, then I for one, become quite suspicious.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Could Students Be Suspended for “Beat the Jew” Game 2010
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Tebuk, and finally to Maan, where a fresh rail-head and entrenched position would be constituted.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003
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Acheux Wood, where the rail-head and the factory with its tall chimney were bombed heavily from the air and shelled by the German heavies.
The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919 Fred W. Ward
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At times, during the advance, the railway had to be called in aid; and train-loads of water for the use of advanced troops were railed from pipe-head up to rail-head.
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The rail-head, not far from that particular 'somewhere,' reminded me of Whiteley's shop in London.
Some Naval Yarns Mordaunt Hall
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Stamboul and back to Germany, as the Sharif would not sanction their coming to the sacred city of Medina, which is the rail-head for the
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A few feet from the rear car Alex came upon a three-wheeled track velocipede, used by Elder, the superintendent's clerk in running backwards and forwards between the rail-head and the junction.
The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity Francis Lovell Coombs
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For four nights in succession Boche planes had been trying to drop bombs on the rail-head where troop trains were being loaded near our
The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man William Benjamin West
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For ten wonderful days my duties took me (on foot, by touring-car, by truck, and by ammunition wagon) from the "rail-head" six miles behind the trenches where our boys went "over the top" on that first historic day of the Argonne drive, up to within a half mile of the day's farthest advance.
The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man William Benjamin West
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