terminal
🇺🇸
/ˈtɜːrmɪnl/
🇬🇧
/ˈtɜːmɪnl/
noun
B2
A building at an airport where people get on and off planes.
The airport terminal was busy with travelers.
B2
A place where train, bus, or boat trips start or end.
The bus terminal is where all city buses begin their routes.
C1
A computer screen and keyboard that connects to a main computer.
You can use the library terminal to access the internet.
R
A connection point in an electrical circuit.
Connect the wire to the positive terminal of the battery.
adjective
C1
An illness that cannot be cured and will cause death.
The doctor said the disease is terminal.
C1
A person who has an illness that will cause death.
She cares for terminal patients at the hospice.
C1
Certain to get worse and end completely.
The company is in terminal decline and will soon close.
R
At the very end of something.
The terminal leaves of the plant turn red in autumn.
translation
A building at an airport where people get on and off planes.; A place where train, bus, or boat trips start or end.; A computer screen and keyboard that connects to a main computer.; A connection point in an electrical circuit.
An illness that cannot be cured and will cause death.; A person who has an illness that will cause death.; Certain to get worse and end completely.; At the very end of something.
Word Forms
Plural
terminals