noun · neutral
terminal
UK/ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəl/US/ˈtɜːr.mɪ.nəl/TER·mi·nal
the main building at an airport or station where passengers arrive, depart or wait
Examples
“The international terminal has separate lines for passport control.”
“We met outside Terminal 2 before checking in.”
“Terminals are usually divided into arrivals and departures.”
Band 8 sentence
“The airport terminal was modern and well signposted, which made transferring between flights straightforward.”
Collocations
- international/domestic terminal
- arrivals/departures terminal
Word family
Common mistakes
I will wait in airport terminal.→I will wait in the airport terminal.
We went to Terminales.→We went to the terminals.
Say it for a higher band
5airport building→6gate area→7+terminal
Synonyms
concours
Easily confused
gate
“Passengers for Flight 214 should go to Gate A12 for boarding.”
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