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terminus

The terminus of something is its end or final point, often the end of a bus or rail route or line. The train has arrived at the terminus of the line. The station served as the western terminus of the railway for 40 years. There was damage at the terminus of the nerves. A terminus is a boundary or border or a post that marks a boundary or border.

terminus

either end of a railroad or bus route (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 (= terminal) station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods (= destination) the ultimate goal for which something is done (= end point) a place where something ends or is complete

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