How do you use the word "terminal" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "terminal": Where is the bus terminal? Go out of the terminal and turn right.

Terminal Meaning

/ˈtɚmɪnəl/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

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

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

Sentence Examples

Where is the bus terminal?

Go out of the terminal and turn right.

A second terminal was opened last year.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

end last pole

Antonyms:

intermediate

CEFR Practice Quiz

The doctor sadly informed the family that the cancer was ____ and incurable.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

We arrived at the airport ____ early to make sure that we had enough time to check in for our flight today.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Late Latin terminus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin terminālisbor. English terminal 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.

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