rail terminal

reɪl ˈtɜrmɪnəl

Definition

Definition of rail terminal - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

transport hubend point of a railway line where trains load or unload

The rail terminal was bustling with passengers and cargo.

railway station

train depot

transportationfacility for transferring freight or passengers

The city built a new rail terminal for commuters.

train station

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Expressions with rail

rail off

separate an area with a barrier

They decided to rail off the garden.

rail against

protest strongly and persistently

The citizens railed against the new tax law.

rail thin

adj.

extremely thin like a rail

The model was rail thin, fitting perfectly into the dress.

third rail

topic considered dangerous to discuss

Social security is often seen as a third rail in politics.

thin as a rail

adj.

extremely thin, often unhealthily so

After the illness, he was thin as a rail.

skinny as a rail

adj.

extremely narrow or slim in shape

The alley was so skinny as a rail only one person could pass.

Expressions with terminal

airport terminal

building where passengers board and leave planes

The airport terminal was crowded with travelers.

bus terminal

place where buses start or end their routes

The bus terminal was crowded with travelers.

ferry terminal

place where ferries regularly load and unload passengers or vehicles

We arrived early at the ferry terminal to avoid the long summer lines.

terminal building

building where passengers enter or leave at a transport station

We waited for our flight inside the terminal building.

terminal illness

incurable disease expected to lead to death

She was diagnosed with a terminal illness last year.

passenger terminal

building or area where travelers check in, wait, and board vehicles

The international passenger terminal was crowded with tourists catching late-night flights.

air terminal

building where passengers board or leave aircraft

We arrived at the air terminal two hours before our flight.

a terminal case

patient with incurable disease leading to death

The doctor confirmed it was a terminal case.

terminal decline

final stage of worsening before death or collapse

The patient entered terminal decline last month.

terminal stupidity

extreme foolishness that seems impossible to fix

His plan showed a case of terminal stupidity.

Examples of rail terminal in a sentence

A rail terminal is planned for the outskirts of the town.
The rail terminal was bustling with holiday travelers.
Cargo was efficiently moved through the rail terminal.

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French:terminal ferroviaire, gare ferroviaire, ...
German:Eisenbahnendstation, Bahnterminal, ...
Italian:terminale ferroviario, terminal ferroviario, ...
Spanish:terminal ferroviario, terminal ferroviaria, ...
Portuguese:terminal ferroviário, ...
Chinese:火车终点站, 火车站, ...
Japanese:鉄道ターミナル, 鉄道駅, ...
Arabic:مَحَطَّة نِهَائِيَّة لِلسِّكَك الحَدِيدِيَّة, مَحَطَّة قِطَار, ...
Hebrew:מָסוֹף רַכֶּבֶת, מָסוֹף רַכֶּבֶת, ...
Russian:железнодорожный терминал, ...
Ukrainian:залізничний термінал, ...
Hindi:रेल टर्मिनल, रेलवे स्टेशन, ...
Bengali:রেল টার্মিনাল, রেল পরিবহনকেন্দ্র, ...
Catalan:terminal ferroviària, ...
Czech:železniční terminál, železniční stanice, ...
Danish:jernbaneterminal, banegård, ...
Dutch:spoorwegterminal, treinterminal, ...
Greek:σιδηροδρομικός τερματικός σταθμός, σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός, ...
Hungarian:vasúti terminál, ...
Khmer:ស្ថានីយចុងខ្សែរថភ្លើង, មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលផ្ទេរទំនិញ និងអ្នកដំណើរតាមផ្លូវដែក, ...
Korean:철도 터미널, 기차 터미널, ...
Persian:پایانه ریلی, ترمینال راه‌آهن, ...
Polish:terminal kolejowy, dworzec kolejowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):terminal ferroviário, ...
Romanian:terminal feroviar, stație de tren, ...
Swedish:järnvägsterminal, järnvägsstation, ...
Thai:สถานีปลายทางรถไฟ, ศูนย์ขนส่งทางราง, ...
Turkish:tren terminali, demiryolu terminali, ...
Vietnamese:ga cuối, ga đầu mối đường sắt, ...

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