Terminus
WordNet
noun
(1) Station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
(2) Either end of a railroad or bus route
(3) (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
(4) The ultimate goal for which something is done
(5) A place where something ends or is complete
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Etymology
From . From the god Terminus who presided over boundaries.
Noun
- The end or final point of something.
- The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
- A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.
Related terms
- terminate
- terminations
- terminus a quo
- terminus ante quem