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    terminus

    terminus - Dictionary definition and meaning for word terminus

    Definition
    (noun) a place where something ends or is complete
    Synonyms : end point , endpoint , termination
    Definition
    (noun) the ultimate goal for which something is done
    Synonyms : destination
    Definition
    (noun) (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
    Synonyms : term , terminal figure
    Definition
    (noun) either end of a railroad or bus route Definition
    (noun) station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
    Synonyms : depot , terminal
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for terminus

Terminus=terminal+bus. So, terminus is Bus Terminal where bus stops and loads & unloads passengers.

Terminus and Bus which are rhyming words are interrelated, because each and every bus has to end at a terminus (bus stop).

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