end of the line
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end of the line
noun ends of the line · ends of the lines
- The termination point of a railway or similar transportation system. Sometimes she took the cable car to the end of the line, then walked to the Presidio.
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The final cessation or discontinuance of a process, institution, lineage, or person, especially one which has existed for a considerable period of time; death.
Well, Joe lost control, went into a skid / And gave his life to save that bunch-a kids / And there at that crossroads, was the end of the line / For Big Joe and Phantom 309
Similar: end of the road
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noun termination point of a railway or similar transportation system
| Français | terminus |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Endstation |
| עברית | סוף הדרך |
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title = {end of the line},
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