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des·ti·na·tion  (dst-nshn)
n.
1. The place to which one is going or directed.
2. The ultimate purpose for which something is created or intended.
3. Archaic An act of appointing or setting aside for a specific purpose.

destination
Noun
the place to which someone or something is going
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.destinationdestination - the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view"
end, terminal - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"
finish line, finishing line - a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
2.destination - the ultimate goal for which something is done
goal, end - the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"
3.destinationdestination - written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
postal code, postcode, ZIP code, ZIP - a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
letter, missive - a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
instruction, direction - a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
return address - the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered

destination
noun stop, station, haven, harbour, resting-place, terminus, journey's end, landing-place
Translations
destination [dɛstɪˈneɪʃən] ndestino

destination [dɛstɪˈneɪʃən] ndestination f

destination [dɛstɪˈneɪʃən] n(Reise)ziel nt;
(of mail) → Bestimmungsort m

destination [dɛstɪˈneɪʃən] ndestinazione f

destination
n destination [destiˈneiʃən]
the place to which someone or something is going I think we've arrived at our destination at last. bestemming مَكان مَقْصود предназначение cíl (cesty), místo určení bestemmelsessted der Bestimmungsort, die Bestimmung προορισμός destino sihtkoht مقصد määränpää destination יַעַד गन्तव्य odredište rendeltetés(i hely) tujuan áfangastaður destinazione 目的地 목적지 kelionės tikslas, paskirties vieta galamērķis destinasi bestemming bestemmelsessted, destinasjon, mål miejsce przeznaczenia destino des­ti­naţie место назначения miesto určenia cilj destinacija destination, bestämmelseort จุดหมายปลายทาง gidilecek yer 目的地 місце призначення منزل مقصود nơi đến 目的


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He never took one step too many, and always went to his destination by the shortest cut; he made no superfluous gestures, and was never seen to be moved or agitated.
On the 30th of November, at the hour fixed upon, from the midst of an extraordinary crowd of spectators, the departure took place, and for the first time, three human beings quitted the terrestrial globe, and launched into inter-planetary space with almost a certainty of reaching their destination.
They were the preliminaries of the general removal, the passing of the empty waggons and teams to fetch the goods of the migrating families; for it was always by the vehicle of the farmer who required his services that the hired man was conveyed to his destination.
 
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