| NOUN | location | terminus, end point, endpoint, termination | a place where something ends or is complete |
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| cognition | terminus, destination | the ultimate goal for which something is done | |
| artifact | terminus, terminal figure, term | (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar | |
| artifact | terminus | either end of a railroad or bus route | |
| artifact | terminus, terminal, depot | station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods |
| Meaning | A place where something ends or is complete. | |
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| Synonyms | end point, endpoint, termination | |
| Broader | end, terminal | Either extremity of something that has length |
| Verbs | terminate | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense |
| Meaning | The ultimate goal for which something is done. | |
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| Synonym | destination | |
| Broader | goal, end | The state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it |
| Spanish | destinación | |
| Catalan | destinació, terme | |
| Verbs | terminate | be the end of |
| Meaning | (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally / originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome. | |
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| Synonyms | terminal figure, term | |
| Category | architecture | The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings |
| Broader | statue | A sculpture representing a human or animal |
| Meaning | Either end of a railroad or bus route. | |
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| Broader | end, terminal | Either extremity of something that has length |
| Spanish | terminal, término | |
| Catalan | estació terminal, terminal | |
| Adjectives | terminal | of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route |
| Meaning | station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods. | |
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| Synonyms | terminal, depot | |
| Part of | transportation system, transportation, transit | A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods |
| Narrower | air terminal, airport terminal | A terminal that serves air travelers or air freight |
| bus terminal, bus depot, bus station, coach station | A terminal that serves bus passengers | |
| cathode | The positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current | |
| railway station, railroad station, railroad terminal, train station, train depot | terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods | |
| subway station | A terminal where subways load and unload passengers | |
| Broader | station | A facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | cochera, estación de trenes, terminal | |
| Catalan | terminal | |
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