About The Word Terminus
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Terminus
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What's The Definition Of Terminus?
[n] station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
[n] either end of a railroad or bus route [n] the ultimate goal for which something is done [n] a place where something ends or is complete Synonyms | Synonyms for Terminus: depot | destination | end point | endpoint | terminal | termination Related Terms | Find terms related to Terminus: See Also | air terminal | airport terminal | bus depot | bus station | bus terminal | cathode | coach station | end | end | end | goal | railroad station | railroad terminal | railway station | station | subway station | train depot | train station | transit | transportation | transportation system Terminus In Webster's Dictionary \Ter"mi*nus\, n.; pl. {Termini}. [L. See {Term}.]
1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.
2. (Myth.) The Roman divinity who presided over boundaries,
whose statue was properly a short pillar terminating in
the bust of a man, woman, satyr, or the like, but often
merely a post or stone stuck in the ground on a boundary
line.
3. Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See
{Term}, 8.
4. Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or
the town or city, at that place.
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