Travel / B2

TURM-inl/ˈtɜːmɪnl/

A terminal is a building where journeys start and end: an airport terminal; a bus terminal. As an adjective, a terminal illness will cause death. Station is everyday for trains; terminus is a line’s end. Do not mix terminal with termly (each term). Computing: a terminal is also a text interface — rare in general B2.

Meaning

A building where journeys by plane, train, or bus begin and end; as an adjective, of an illness, that will cause death.

Examples

• “Passengers were held in the terminal after the security alert.”
• “The diagnosis was a terminal illness, which is the medical adjective.”

Good to know

airport / ferry terminal. Medical adjective: terminal illness. Train everyday: station. Mix-up: termly. Computing sense is specialist.

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