rail head

noun

The top part of a railway rail; the part of the rail the wheel runs on.

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Meanings

nounrail head (plural rail heads)

plural rail heads

  1. rail transportThe top part of a railway rail; the part of the rail the wheel runs on.

Origin

From rail + head in the sense of top.

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APA

rail head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rail%20head

MLA

“rail head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rail%20head. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rail head,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rail%20head.

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