terminal
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈtɜːmɪnəl/ us TRANSPORT (also terminal building)
a large building at a station, airport, or port where passengers or goods leave or arrive:
Hong Kong's existing eight container terminals handled more than 14.7 million containers last year.
Long queues and crowded terminals are making airports feel like hell on earth this summer.
the Eurostar terminal at Waterloo
They started walking towards the terminal building.
IT (also computer terminal)
a piece of equipment consisting of a keyboard and screen, that is connected to a central computer system:
They were seated at terminals tapping information into keyboards.
terminal
adjective
uk/ˈtɜːmɪnəl/ uscausing something to end or fail:
He doesn't believe their problems are terminal.
This may prove a terminal blow for the troubled state-owned nuclear reprocessor.
be in terminal decline The market is in terminal decline.