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terminus

[tur-muh-nuhs] / ˈtɜr mə nəs /


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It’s designed to be transit-oriented, as the grounds between the Santa Monica Pier and Bay Street will be steps from the E Line terminus, several major bus routes and a bike valet service.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

According to the study, Hektoria's terminus remained mostly stable after the sudden retreat, though nearby Green Glacier continued to shrink.

From Science Daily May 19, 2026

Fujairah is the terminus of an oil pipeline that allows the UAE to export without going through Hormuz and has big oil storage facilities.

From BBC May 5, 2026

For this reason, it has grown into an important oil-loading and ship fuel-supplying hub and is the terminus for the Abu Dhabi crude oil pipeline.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2026

A notion crept over her like a shadow: that this station was not the start of the line but its terminus.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

This weekend's timetable change affects all valley line routes and includes the introduction of new and additional services, amended routes and new termini for most trains.

From BBC May 30, 2024

The results indicated random coils with termini lost excitation energy due to defects generated by fluctuations in solution, unlike toroids that were not easily deformed and exhibited fluorescence without energy loss.

From Science Daily Feb. 13, 2024

"Stations in a Loop or Hyperloop system are small in size and widely distributed in a network — very different from large-station termini considered for train systems," the company spokesman said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2018

“Stations in a Loop or Hyperloop system are small in size and widely distributed in a network — very different from large-station termini considered for train systems,” the company spokesman said.

From Washington Post Feb. 16, 2018

At Boma and at Leopoldsville, the two termini of the projected line, cities are rising, with stations, wharves and public buildings.

From The Crime of the Congo by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

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

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 Trevena, John

Neither was Julesburg, or Sidney, or Cheyenne, when they was terminuses.

From Desert Dust by Shepherd, J. Clinton




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