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terminal

 
/ˈtɜr·mə·nəl/ n [C] (BUILDING)

Definition

the place where a train, bus, aircraft, or ship begins or ends a trip, or the building used by passengers who are arriving or leaving: Your flight leaves from Terminal 3.
(Definition of terminal n (BUILDING) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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