terminus

«terminus» in Mova's school dictionary: the last stop or station at the end of a bus, train or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a terminus, termini or terminuses)

meaning for a pupil

1) A terminus is the last stop or station at the end of a bus, train or tram route. tree →

2) (formal) A terminus is an end point or limit of something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday travel in the UK, Ireland and Australia: buses and trains start and finish at the terminus. In maths word problems about journeys, the terminus is the end of the route, so you count stops up to it. Phrases: bus terminus, the end of the line.

examples

• This bus goes all the way to the terminus. tree →
• Everyone must get off at the terminus. tree →
• The train waited at the terminus for ten minutes. tree →
• The tram runs from the terminus to the beach. tree →
• There are 8 stops between the school and the terminus. tree →
• Victoria is a big London rail terminus. tree →

note

Two plurals: termini (more formal, pronounced TER-mi-nye) and terminuses. Related: terminal (a building at an airport, bus or ferry station; also a computer screen), terminate (to end). «This train terminates here» means it goes no further.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «terminus» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.