Meanings
plural trailheads · alternative trail head
- The beginning of a trail, often specifically a hiking trail.
Take a bus or a cab to the trailhead, and walk a couple of hours to the magnificent, cow-inhabited Tai Long Wan beach.
2010 January 22, Krista Mahr, “Authentic Asian Experiences (Round II): See Hong Kong's Greener Side”, in Time, retrieved 13 Aug 2016 - gamesThe initial clue that leads to an alternate reality game.
The trailhead can be exposed to potential gamers through social network services, websites, emails, or sometimes non-electronic media.
2017, Sangkyun Kim, Kibong Song, Barbara Lockee, John Burton, Gamification in Learning and Education, Springer, →ISBN, page 27Synonyms: rabbit hole
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe initial clue that leads to an alternate reality game.
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Origin
Translations
Afrikaans padvatpunt
- padvatpuntbeginning of a trail
French départ de sentier
- départ de sentierbeginning of a trail
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trailhead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailhead
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