terminal

CEFRB2

/ˈtɚmɪnəl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The end of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    A place where passengers begin or end a journey.

Examples

  • A second terminal was opened last year.

  • Go out of the terminal and turn right.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.

  2. A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

  3. A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.

More examples

In context

  • Where is the bus terminal?

  • A shuttle service runs free of charge between the three terminals.

  • Terminal 1 is for domestic flights, whereas Terminal 2 is for international flights.

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Antonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Late Latin terminalis (“pertaining to a boundary or to the end, terminal, final”), from Latin terminus (“a bound, boundary, limit, end”). See term, terminus.