Line and Terminus

Line

Line noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.
Usage example: you really crossed the line with that outrageous display of bad behavior

Terminus and line are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terminus" instead a noun "Line".

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

Terminus

Terminus noun - A place where something ends or is complete.

Line and terminus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Line" instead a noun "Terminus".

Nearby Words: terminal, termination

How words are described

actual actual line actual terminus
entire entire line entire terminus
main main line main terminus
final final line final terminus
Other adjectives: official.

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / New York City Subway aka: New York Subway The north terminus is Franklin Avenue (with a free transfer to the Fulton Street line), with the south terminus being Prospect Park (with a transfer and track connections to the Brighton line).
  • In fact, though the railroad's route followed the old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe itself was only served by a branch line that was built as the main line was being extended towards the Pacific Ocean, and Kansas City displaced Atchison as the eastern terminus in the railroad's early years.
  • Useful Notes / National Rail Only six platforms, it provides Chiltern Railways' all-diesel services along the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham and beyond - it is the only non-electrified London terminus.
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