"rail head" meaning in All languages combined

See rail head on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-railhead.wav Forms: rail heads [plural]
Etymology: From rail + head in the sense of top. Head templates: {{en-noun}} rail head (plural rail heads)
  1. (rail transport) The top part of a railway rail; the part of the rail the wheel runs on. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-rail_head-en-noun-HGXLSBzX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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