noun · rare

terminus

ter·mi·nus

terminus · termini · terminuses

строк, термін, відносини

срок, член, срок полномочий

Endstation

The end or final point of somethingThe end or final point of something.

UK/ˈtɜːmɪnəs/US/ˈtər.mə.nəs/

» The train departed after ten minutes, arriving at the terminus only five minutes late.

Nach zehn Minuten fuhr der Zug los. An der Endstation kam er mit nur fünf Minuten Verspätung an.

Meaning

3 senses

The end or final point of something.
The river reached its terminus at the wide delta near the sea.
The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
Endstation
(obsolete)A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.
A bronz statue marked the terminus of the king's dominion.

More definitions

either end of a railroad or bus route
(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
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
the ultimate goal for which something is done

3 sentences

The train departed after ten minutes, arriving at the terminus only five minutes late.
deNach zehn Minuten fuhr der Zug los. An der Endstation kam er mit nur fünf Minuten Verspätung an.
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Near its terminus the glacier becomes a stagnating mass of ice covered by rock that is nearly indistinguishable from the surrounding moraine.
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There are five World Heritage Sites in Maharashtra: Ellora Caves, Ajanta Caves, Elephanta caves, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and the Western Ghats.
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By meaning 1

end point of a transport system:

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of term, Terminus, and

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of term, Terminus, and termon.

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plural: termini / terminuses

Singular	terminus
Plural	termini / terminuses

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8 synonyms

Close in meaning

(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:terminal figure term
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods:terminal depot
the ultimate goal for which something is done:destination
a place where something ends or is complete:end point endpoint termination

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