Terminus Synonyms

tûrmə-nəs
(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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. end
  2. conclusion
  3. end point
  4. terminal-figure
  5. limit
  6. endpoint
  7. termination
  8. term
The ultimate goal for which something is done
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. destination
Station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. terminal
  2. depot

Words Related to Terminus

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. continue
  2. main line
  3. terminal-point
  4. tramway
  5. junction
  6. railhead
  7. siding
  8. double-track
  9. station

Terminus Sentence Examples

  • The town is the terminus of railways to north and south.

  • It is the terminus of a branch line from Beattock, 2 m.

  • It is the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific railway.

  • In 1840 Boston was selected as the American terminus of the Cunard Line, the first regular line of trans-Atlantic steamers.

  • Between the customs house and the railway terminus is the mouth of a small river, the Chiveve, crossed by a steel bridge, the centre span revolving and giving two passages each of 40 ft.

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