DESTINATION


Meaning of DESTINATION in English

ˌdestəˈnāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin destination-, destinatio goal, from Latin, act of establishing, determination, purpose, from destinatus + -ion-, -io -ion

1.

a. : the act of appointing, setting aside to a purpose, or predetermining

the clubs discuss the probable destination of offices with that air of secret knowledge — H.J.Laski

b. archaic : the fact of being designated

2. : purpose for which something is destined : predetermined end, object, or use

to find the mainstream of one's period and its source of flow, dominant direction, and presumable destination — Louis Kronenberger

3. : a place which is set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent : place or point aimed at

when buying your plane tickets always buy through to your farthest destination — Richard Joseph

4. Scots law

a. : the nomination of successors to movable or heritable property in a certain order made by the will of a decedent

b. : the series of heirs so succeeding

5. : the purpose to which property or money is intended to be applied

6. : one that receives in a form recognizably like its original form a message transmitted through any medium and by any set of signals

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.