destination

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
noun the ultimate goal for which something is done
noun written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location

From Latin dēstinātiō, from dēstinō (“to destine”).

New Destination For The Children. — Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann) Jacobs
Our destination was at last beyond dispute. — The Riddle of the Sands, Erskine Childers
His destination was Centerville, in Western Pennsylvania. — The Store Boy, Horatio, Jr. Alger

finish, goal

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