destination
Other forms: destinations
Destination can describe where you are going, like a traveler whose destination is Paris, or a place that is known for a particular purpose, such as a hip new music club that's a destination for fans of indie rock.
The noun destination comes from the Latin word destinare, meaning "determine, appoint, choose, make firm or fast." If you choose a destination, that's where you intend to end up, the "finish line" or goal that you keep in mind, like a friend's house that is the destination of a walk that might be interrupted a number of times, as you stop in stores along the way and pause to talk to the people you meet.
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the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)“he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view”
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types:
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finish line, finishing line
a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
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tape
the finishing line for a foot race
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wire
the finishing line on a racetrack
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finish line, finishing line
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the ultimate goal for which something is done
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address written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
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synonyms:
address, name and address
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types:
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return address
the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered
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type of:
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direction, instruction
a message describing how something is to be done
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return address
/ˈdɛstəˌneɪʃən/
/destɪˈneɪʃən/
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