destination

Definitions of destination
  1. noun
    written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
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    type of:
    conseil, mode d'emploi, notice, recommandation
    a message describing how something is to be done
  2. noun
    the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
    synonyms: but
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    types:
    ligne d'arrivée
    a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
    ligne d'arrivée
    the finishing line on a racetrack
    type of:
    bout
    either extremity of something that has length
  3. noun
    the ultimate goal for which something is done
    synonyms: terminus
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    type of:
    but
    the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
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