Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Terminus"
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) 1.7 (wn)
terminus
n 1: a place of termination or completion [syn: {end point}, {endpoint}]
2: the ultimate goal for which something is done [syn: {destination}]
3: either end of a railroad or bus route
4: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers
or goods [syn: {terminal}, {depot}]
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