railhead

• 名词，指在战区用于卸载军用物资以便分发的铁路车站或终点站；也指未完工铁路已铺轨到的最前端。

A noun referring to either a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution, or the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway.

1. Military supply depotC1formal

   A railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution.

   前线铁路补给站

   • The general ordered supplies to be sent to the railhead for immediate distribution.
   • Troops established a railhead near the front lines to receive ammunition.
   • The railhead became a critical hub for logistics during the campaign.

2. End of railway trackC1formal

   The end of the completed track on an unfinished railway.

   铁路终点

   • Construction crews worked tirelessly to extend the railhead further into the valley.
   • The railhead marked the farthest point of the railway's progress.
   • Supplies were stockpiled at the railhead for the next phase of construction.