Terminal

What “Terminal” means

Noun

1. A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
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.
5. A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the terminal is located; more properly called a terminus.

Adj

1. Fatal; resulting in death.
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
4. Occurring every term; termly.

Verb

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

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Latin terminus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin terminālisbor. English terminal 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.

Business name ideas with “Terminal”

Industries where “Terminal” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
• Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals