terminus

C2+ Topic:Travel
US /ˈtɝmənəs/ UK /ˈtɜːmɪnəs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the end point of a route, line, or journey

    The train idled at the terminus before the return trip.

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1 noun · the end point of a route,... endterminaldestinationlimitboundaryendpoint
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Etymology

From Latin terminus ('a boundary, limit, end'), from Proto-Indo-European *ter- ('boundary, end').

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