terminus
noun
the end or extremity of anything.
terminuses
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pluralof terminus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A chain-link fence spanned the terminuses of the complex’s four dead-end streets, behind which lay a dense patch of woods.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2021
It’s also near the terminuses of both the Cascadia Subduction Zone and the San Andreas Fault.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2016
In what should be one of the world's great rail terminuses, the locomotives themselves are hidden further underground.
From BBC ● May 27, 2015
Neither was Julesburg, or Sidney, or Cheyenne, when they was terminuses.
From Desert Dust by J. Clinton Shepherd
I ha' started from terminuses, and I ha' stopped in 'em, so I knows what I'm telling about.
From A Drake by George! by John Trevena
