Destination

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The place to which one is going or directed.
  • n. The ultimate purpose for which something is created or intended.
  • n. Archaic An act of appointing or setting aside for a specific purpose.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of destining or appointing.
  • n. Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
  • n. The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of destining or appointing.
  • n. Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
  • n. The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of destining or appointing; appointment; designation.
  • n. The purpose for which anything is intended or appointed; end or ultimate design; predetermined object or use: as, every animal is fitted for its destination.
  • n. The place to which a thing is appointed or directed; the predetermined end of a journey, voyage, or course of transmission; goal: as, the ship's destination was unknown; the destination of a letter or package.
  • n. In Scots law, a term, generally speaking, applied to the series of heirs called to the succession of heritable or movable property, by the provision of the law or title, or by the will of the proprietor: but usually applied in a more limited sense to a nomination of successors in a certain order, regulated by the will of the proprietor.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
  • n. written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
  • n. the ultimate goal for which something is done
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    end    goal   
    Cross Reference
    purpose   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    intention    lot    destiny    purpose    end    design    fate    appointment   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    location    route    goal    target    address    alternative    source    access    assignment    format