railhead vs terminal

terminal vs railhead

railhead and terminal both are nouns.

railhead is not an adjective while terminal is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
railhead	Yes	No	No	No
terminal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, terminal is a hypernym of railhead; that is, terminal is a word with a broader meaning than railhead:

railhead: the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway
terminal: either extremity of something that has length

Other hypernyms of railhead include end.

railhead (noun)	terminal (noun)
a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution	station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway	a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
	electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display
	either extremity of something that has length

railhead (adjective)	terminal (adjective)
	being or situated at an end
	relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
	of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
	occurring at or forming an end or termination
	causing or ending in or approaching death

Difference between railhead and terminal

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