bullhead rail

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noun

railways a rail having a cross section with a bulbous top and bottom, the top being largerNow largely superseded by: flat-bottomed rail

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Words nearby bullhead rail

bullfrog, bull gun, bullhead, bullheaded, bull header, bullhead rail, bullhorn, bull in a china shop, bullion, bullionist, bullish

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How to use bullhead rail in a sentence

Authorities blame anarchists protesting a proposed high-speed rail line called TAV that will link Turin and Lyon, France.
Italy’s Terror on the Tracks|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Workers built a temporary rail track through the city to move the statue in a process that took three days.
Florence Preps ‘David’ for the Big One|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After the tunnel was complete, Schmidt went about building a rail line through it.
The Mole Man’s Tunnel to Nowhere|Nina Strochlic|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tougher regulations on tank cars and oil-by-rail make sense.
Why the Keystone XL Pipeline May Not Be Built|Robert Bryce|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Yes, it costs more to move oil by rail than it does by pipeline.
Why the Keystone XL Pipeline May Not Be Built|Robert Bryce|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A gentleman got out of a carriage before it stopped, and fell between the rail and the platform.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
The first rail road opened in Brazil, the emperor and empress being present at the inauguration.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
An accident occurred on the Panama rail road, recently put in operation, by which 43 persons were killed, and 60 wounded.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He drew up the rocker, hoisted his slippered feet on the rail, and proceeded to smoke a cigar.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Since then the whole of the trade of transit by rail has been conducted by the companies owning the lines.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow