Word: railhead
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...next projected step is in air-transport system, which ought to be far more efficient and far speedier than uncertain Chinese gasoline, mule-and coolie-propelled transport. Chinese in Washington are desperately trying to obtain priorities for 24 U.S. transport planes, which will operate from Myitkyina, Burma, the railhead north of Mandalay, to a point two-thirds of the way up the Burma Road...
...British were baffled. They had thought this would be a major push. They had withdrawn hastily, scarcely offering rear-guard resistance, apparently willing to fall back 120 miles to Matrûh, the railhead from Alexandria, where the main British force was based...
...Japanese this constant infiltration of supplies has been a Class-A problem, for no kind of raiding could stop it. In January of this year a full 17% of China's imports passed through the railhead at Liuchow, south of Kweilin. These are official figures; by unofficial estimates far more supplies were transshipped there...
...foot scrub where lions and elephants are more at home than tanks, the British, although forced for the most part to hug the roads, kept so hot after the retreating Italians that the latter scarcely fought even rear-guard actions, until they were within 15 miles of the railhead. The British, in independent little bands of armored cars and Bren carriers commanded by nothing loftier than shavetail lieutenants, flanked two successive defense lines, captured 1,100 men and 200 mules, and got the railway terminus. They pressed on, trying to catch as many Italians as possible before they got into...
...clad fortresses which their shore batteries could not hit or harm, but the R. N. stood its water in a historic demonstration of naval fire power supporting a land attack. The R. N. also supplied water, food and munitions to the land forces, which were 130 miles from their railhead at Matruh; and relieved them of inconvenient prisoners...