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terminus

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəs/ US  /ˈtɝː-/ (plural terminuses, plural termini /ˈtɜː.mɪ.naɪ/ US  /ˈtɝː-/)

Definition

the last stop or the station at the end of a bus or railway routeTrain and bus stations and taxi ranks
(Definition of terminus noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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