3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\, n. (Railroads)
a The end of a line of railroad, with the switches,
stations, sheds, and other appliances pertaining thereto.
b Any station for the delivery or receipt of freight lying
too far from the main line to be served by mere sidings.
c A rate charged on all freight, independent of the
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; a terminal charge.
d A town lying at the end of a railroad; -- more properly
called a {terminus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Terminus \Ter"mi*nus\, n.; pl {Termini}. [L. See {Term}.]
1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.
2. (Myth.) The Roman divinity who presided over boundaries,
whose statue was properly a short pillar terminating in
the bust of a man, woman, satyr, or the like but often
merely a post or stone stuck in the ground on a boundary
line
3. Hence any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See
{Term}, 8.
4. Either end of a railroad line also the station house, or
the town or city, at that place
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
terminus
n 1: the concluding time; "he awaited the grand finale"; "he
stayed until the finish"; "he left before the
conclusion" [syn: {stopping point}, {finale}, {finis}, {finish},
{last}, {conclusion}, {close}]
2: the ultimate goal for which something is done [syn: {destination}]
3: either end of a railroad or bus route
4: where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
[syn: {terminal}, {depot}]
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