bufferhead

English

Etymology

From buffer +‎ head.

Noun

bufferhead (plural bufferheads)

1. (rail transport) The head of a buffer on a carriage which receives the impact.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: päätepuskimen puskuri, raidepuskimen puskuri
• German: Pufferkopf m
• Polish: głowica zderzaka f

References

• “bufferhead”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.