terminal
terminal (airport/computer)
noun tuhr-mee-NAL Rare
Origin: Latin terminalis (of an end)
Also means
terminal (adjective: fatal)
Usage Note
Terminal as a noun covers an airport terminal (le terminal 2) and a computer terminal. As an adjective it means fatal or final — une maladie en phase terminale (a terminal illness). The plural of the noun is les terminaux. La terminale is also the final year of French secondary school (equivalent to Year 13/12th grade).
Examples
"Notre vol part du terminal B."
Natural Translation
Our flight departs from terminal B.

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