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terminus

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ter·mi·nus  (tûrm-ns)
n. pl. ter·mi·nus·es or ter·mi·ni (-n)
1. The final point; the end.
2. An end point on a transportation line or the town in which it is located.
3.
a. A boundary or border.
b. A stone or post marking a border.

[Latin.]

terminus [term-in-nuss, -nye]
Noun
pl -ni -nuses the station or town at one end of a railway line or bus route: Vienna's Westbahnhof is the terminus for trains to France [Latin: end]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.terminusterminus - a place where something ends or is complete
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"
2.terminus - 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.terminusterminus - (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
statue - a sculpture representing a human or animal
architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
4.terminus - either end of a railroad or bus route
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"
5.terminusterminus - station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
air terminal, airport terminal - a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight
bus depot, bus station, bus terminal, coach station - a terminal that serves bus passengers
cathode - the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
railroad station, railroad terminal, railway station, train depot, train station - terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
station - a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"
subway station - a terminal where subways load and unload passengers
transportation, transportation system, transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

terminus
noun end of the line, terminal, station, depot, last stop, garage
Translations

terminus [pl termini] [ˈtəːmɪnəs, ˈtəːmɪnaɪ] ntérmino, (estación f) terminal f
terminus [termini , pl ] [ˈtəːmɪnəs, ˈtəːmɪnaɪ] nterminus m inv
terminus [ˈtəːmɪnəs] [termini , pl ] n (for buses, trains) → Endstation f
terminus [pl termini] [ˈtəːmɪnəs, ˈtəːmɪnaɪ] n (for buses) → capolinea m;
(for trains) → stazione f terminale

terminus
n terminus [ˈtəːminəs]
an end, especially of a railway or bus route I get off at the bus terminus.terminusنِهايَه، مَحَطَّهкрайна точкаkonečná staniceendestation; -endestationdie Endstationτέρμα, τερματικός σταθμόςestación de término, estación terminal, estación final de línealõpp-peatusآخر خط؛ انتهاpääteasema, päätepysäkkiterminusתַחֲנָה סוֹפִיתअन्तिम स्टेशनkrajnja postaja, krajnja točkavégállomásujung jalanendastöðcapolinea終着駅종점, 종착역galinė stotis, žiedasgalastacija, galapunktsperhentian penghabisaneindpuntendestasjonkońcowa stacja, pętlaparagem finalcapătконечная остановкаkonečná stanicakončna postajazadnja stanicaslut-, ändstationสถานีปลายทางson, bitiş, son durak終點站кінцева станціяريلوے اور بس کا روٹga cuối cùng

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We were like tram-cars running on their lines from terminus to terminus, and it was possible to calculate within small limits the number of passengers they would carry.
Of that day, doomed to be her terminus in time through all the ages, she did not know the place in month, week, season or year.
Even the bustle and confusion at the railway terminus, so wearisome and bewildering at other times, roused me and did me good.
 
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