terminals
- 1Plural of terminal.
Passengers were directed between terminals by a shuttle bus.
The students logged in at the computer terminals along the back wall.
Note
A regular -s plural that gathers a wide range of places: airport buildings, ferry facilities, end-of-the-line rail stations, and tanks holding oil or chemicals before distribution. In freight, terminals can also mean charges: a flat rate for station service, levied regardless of distance and kept distinct from the mileage rate. For the town at the end of a railroad, terminus is the more proper word.
terminals is a form of terminal
terminal, noun: A building at an airport where passengers move from ground transportation to the gates and facilities that let them board planes. Full entry
- Forms
- terminalterminals plural
- Spelling
- terminal → terminals: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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