“terminal”

Definitions

• adjective

  of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route

  Synonyms: crt, l, z, anchorage, apodosis, bad, bordering, borderline, boundary, bounding, bourn, branch

  • Example:“Freight pickup is a terminal service.”
  • Example:“terminal charges”

• adjective

  relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time

  • Example:“terminal examinations”
  • Example:“terminal payments”

• adjective

  being or situated at an end

  Synonyms: endmost

  Antonyms: intermediate

  • Example:“the endmost pillar”
  • Example:“terminal buds on a branch”

• adjective

  occurring at or forming an end or termination

  Synonyms: concluding, final, last

  • Example:“His concluding words came as a surprise.”
  • Example:“the final chapter”

• adjective

  causing or ending in or approaching death

  • Example:“a terminal patient”
  • Example:“terminal cancer”

• noun

  station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

  Synonyms: terminus, depot