terminal

/ˈtɝmɪnəl/
nounadjectiveverb

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

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

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

    “Terminal 1 is for domestic flights, whereas Terminal 2 is for international flights.”

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

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

  4. A rate charged on all freight, regardless of distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of station service, as distinct from mileage rate, generally proportionate to the distance and intended to cover movement expenses.

Adjective 3 meanings

  1. Fatal; resulting in death.

    “terminal cancer”

  2. Appearing at the end; top or apex of a physical object.

  3. Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To store bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) in storage tanks prior to further distribution.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

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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TERMINAL at a glance

TERMINAL has 8 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + M 3 + I 1 + N 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,194 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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