the predetermined end of a journey or voyage the ultimate end or purpose for which something is created or a person is destined
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des•ti•na•tion /ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- the place to which a person or thing travels or is sent:The train's final destination is North White Plains.
des•ti•na•tion
(des′tə nā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- the place to which a person or thing travels or is sent:Her destination was Rome.
- the purpose for which something is destined.
- Latin dēstinātiōn- (stem of dēstinātiō) an establishing, purpose, equivalent. to dēstināt(us) (past participle of dēstināre; see destine) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English 1350–1400
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'destination' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
C.I.F.
- Monte Carlo
- access road
- accessway
- air express
- arrive
- as
- boat people
- bourn
- buck slip
- check
- cloakroom
- cruise
- deliver
- destined
- dispatch
- driveaway
- driving time
- end user
- ferry
- forward
- gain
- get through
- guide
- herd
- ho
- home
- homing
- intercept
- interline
- label
- land-to-land
- look
- manifest
- marching orders
- mean
- midcourse
- miscarriage
- miscarry
- mystery tour
- nonstop
- object
- objective
- origin
- payload
- people mover
- preset
- pull in
- return ticket
- roll in