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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
destination
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a holiday destination (=a town or country where a lot of people go on holiday)
▪ Marmaris is one of Turkey's most popular holiday destinations.
a tourist destination/centre/spot
▪ Egypt became a popular tourist destination in the nineteenth century.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
exotic
▪ But they hasten to point out that many spend them taking their charges to exotic educational destinations.
▪ The pluses: spontaneous travel to exotic destinations at bargain-basement prices.
▪ South agrees that exotic destinations lose their rarity value when too many charities go there.
final
▪ There was no mention of Nigel's final destination, i.e. the compost heap.
▪ Nobody was to get off until the final destination.
▪ My final destination was Fountain House in Manhattan.
▪ It can therefore pay to subject your verbal presentation to some extremely critical scrutiny before it reaches its final destination.
▪ He walked on his own to his final destination.
▪ To your advantage, though, it is a dotted line along which you certainly can t miss the final destination.
▪ You reach your final destination of Hamstreet via Chilmington Quarry and the village of Kingsnorth.
initial
▪ The Science and Engineering Research Council are clearly interested in the initial destinations of those students they have funded.
▪ Table 4.5 shows the initial destinations of students according to their source of funding for participation in the Advanced Course.
▪ This chapter provides a brief summary of the main findings of the initial destinations survey.
▪ Planning - General notes Plan for likely direction of the initial approach to destination and each en-route diversion airfield.
intended
▪ But two major problems were encountered; the cable's weight and the fact that it fell short of its intended destination.
▪ She stiffened as a hand crept up her side, knowing its intended destination.
▪ It is extremely likely, also, that some one was waiting for them at their intended destination.
new
▪ I have a suspicion that somehow the heating was on by the time they reached their new destination.
▪ On top of that, you are heading for new destinations without ever having to pack or unpack.
▪ Which means more than adding new destinations to our worldwide network and advanced aircraft to our fleet.
▪ That job may well be a valuable interim vehicle that you use to take you to your new work destination.
▪ Airtours' management often does its own reconnaissance of potential new destinations - a reflection of the board's workaholic nature.
other
▪ If it is successful, Virgin will add other destinations.
▪ The routine can be enlivened at any time of year by the occasional charter to other destinations.
popular
▪ It's a popular holiday destination, but there are worries about police corruption, especially over drugs.
▪ The United States is the second most popular destination for its exchangers, representing about 20 percent of houses listed.
▪ Their increasingly sophisticated tastes have been met in what has become the world's most popular man-made destination.
tourist
▪ Today, it is a major source of revenue for the city and a tourist destination.
ultimate
▪ All invoices also state the consignment's ultimate destination.
▪ One-way streets are utilized to move autos more smoothly and rapidly through the neighborhoods to their ultimate destination.
▪ Neither does it deny the ageing process, or the ultimate destination of life itself.
▪ Finally, he swims and runs to his ultimate destination.
▪ The cargo's ultimate destination had been printed neatly in black pen in the bottom left-hand corner of the page.
▪ The socialist road had to be adhered to, even though that itself was changing with the ultimate destination now uncertain.
▪ On the far side of the stream another valley led on up into the mountains toward Cobak, his ultimate destination.
■ NOUN
box
▪ The upper roof extended over the end balconies with deep valances which incorporated the destination boxes.
▪ These cars had wooden roller blind destination boxes mounted on stanchions which curved outwards over the ends of the half canopies.
▪ Later the metal destination boxes were replaced by wooden ones in the same positions.
▪ It retained its old destination boxes and other appointments.
holiday
▪ You don't find that at too many holiday destinations!
▪ It's a popular holiday destination, but there are worries about police corruption, especially over drugs.
▪ Its relaxed atmosphere, proximity to shops and restaurants and excellent children's facilities combine to make this a delightful holiday destination.
▪ As a family holiday destination, Bournemouth is without equal.
▪ But the unpleasant reality is that some holiday destinations are positively dangerous.
▪ It is Britain's most visited foreign holiday destination but I can't abide the place.
▪ Well-established holiday destinations such as Cornwall and Devon have already seen prices soar, so buyers are searching for cheaper seaside towns.
▪ Having reached your holiday destination, what are you going to record on to the tape?
■ VERB
arrive
▪ He arrived at this destination at the early age of 35.
▪ The message was delivered in eight days, starting in Houston before arriving at its final destination of Los Angeles.
▪ The distracted car driver who arrives at her destination without mishap ipsofacto saw where she was going.
▪ The procession at last arrived at its destination.
▪ After about fifteen minutes they arrived at their destination.
▪ The party left Boston on July 8 and arrived at its destination seventeen days later.
▪ The latter has no interest in sorting material beyond seeing that items addressed to you arrive at their right destination.
▪ They walked for about an hour before arriving at their destination.
become
▪ It also hopes to become the shopping destination for designer clothing.
▪ Your mission statement becomes the desired destination for all your efforts.
choose
▪ It is typical that the tough men at Pontypool should choose the toughest of destinations.
▪ When the customers control the resources, on the other hand, they choose the destination and the route.
▪ Second, you couldn't really choose your destination.
reach
▪ She asked the stewardess for a magazine and religiously read every word until they reached their first destination.
▪ Koju drove implacably on until we reached our destination Baabara, a cluster of old stone bungalows.
▪ But some travellers had been trying to reach their destinations since last night.
▪ In early November, my grandfather finally reached his destination.
▪ He increased speed, impatient to reach his destination.
▪ Our expedition has almost reached its destination.
▪ She had at least reached her destination.
▪ Twenty-two percent can not address a letter well enough to guarantee that it will reach its destination.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
intended target/victim/destination etc
▪ After they failed to find their intended victim, they embarked on an indiscriminate anti-foreigner rampage.
▪ Eloise was capable of what almost amounted to mesmerism, so thoroughly did she take in her intended victims.
▪ It can not move and shoot in the same turn, except that it can be turned to face its intended target.
▪ Recovering his balance with uncanny speed, he snarled and launched himself after the still tumbling figure of his intended victim.
▪ Satisfied his intended victim was asleep, he gripped the door handle and turned it slowly.
▪ Was the call-girl the intended victim?
▪ We are near our intended target and head directly there with a vector supplied from above, but we find nothing.
▪ What if Everett's putative murderer had been the intended victim of sabotage rather than its practitioner?
long-haul flight/route/destination etc
▪ By comparison with trying to sleep on the cramped seating of today's long-haul flights it was luxury indeed.
▪ Hence the decision to buy smaller wide-body jets for long-haul routes.
▪ It's jet lag and it affects nearly everyone on long-haul flights.
▪ Table 11.9 shows Kuoni's top long-haul destinations in 1983-4.
▪ The aunts have brought more baggage than the passengers Rainbow takes to long-haul flights at Heathrow.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ At the border you will be asked your destination and how long you plan to stay.
▪ By the time he reached his destination, seven days later, he was half-starved and broke.
▪ The glorious Inca ruins are the main tourist destination in Peru.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Customers are offered a greater range of destinations and flight times, while carriers can reduce capacity and share costs.
▪ Once across the Channel, continue by coach to your home destination.
▪ She uses her last shillings to buy passage on a coach to the farthest destination they afford.
▪ The canal provided a shorter sea route for steamships, which enabled them to reach their destinations before the clippers.
▪ The major contrast with building societies is the destination of the funds.
▪ This will now be your desired destination. 2.
▪ What are the favorite destinations for groups?
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Destination

Destination \Des`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. destinatio determination: cf. F. destination destination.]

  1. The act of destining or appointing.

  2. Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.

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

    Syn: Appointment; design; purpose; intention; destiny; lot; fate; end.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
destination

1590s, "act of appointing," from Latin destinationem (nominative destinatio) "purpose, design," from past participle stem of destinare "determine, appoint, choose, make firm or fast," from de- "completely, formally" (see de-) + -stinare (related to stare "to stand") from PIE *ste-no-, from root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Modern sense (1787) is from place of destination, where one is "destined" to go.

Wiktionary
destination

n. 1 (context archaic English) The act of destining or appointing. 2 purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design. 3 The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

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WordNet
destination

  1. n. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view" [syn: finish, goal]

  2. the ultimate goal for which something is done [syn: terminus]

  3. written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location [syn: address, name and address]

Wikipedia
Destination (group)

Destination was a disco studio group from New York who had two chart entries: In 1979, " Move On Up" / "Up Up Up" / "Destination's Theme," which spent four weeks at number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and #68 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Their second release : "My Number One Request"/"From Mortishia To Gomez Addams" (which consisted of parts from the original Addams Family theme song) spent three weeks at number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1980. A trio, Destination consisted of Danny Lugo, Kathleen Bradley (who would later become one of "Barker's Beauties" on The Price Is Right) and Love Chyle Theus.

Destination (Ronan Keating album)

Destination is the second studio album from Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating. It was released by Polydor Records on 20 May 2002. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified two-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. In Ireland, the album debuted at number three. Additionally, the album charted within the top ten of nine other European countries. In 2002, Destination was certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for shipments of one million copies inside Europe. The album includes the singles " If Tomorrow Never Comes", " I Love It When We Do", " We've Got Tonight", and " The Long Goodbye", all of which peaked inside the top ten of the UK Singles Chart.

Destination (Eloy album)

Destination is the fifteenth album by the German progressive rock band Eloy, released in 1992. It was the second album to be recorded with the new line-up of Frank Bornemann and Michael Gerlach. It also marked the return of Klaus-Peter Matziol, who last played with Eloy on the 1984 Metromania album.

Destination (FictionJunction Yuuka album)

Destination is the first album of J-pop duo FictionJunction Yuuka. It was released on November 23, 2005.

This album includes their first three singles and their b-sides, as well as five brand-new songs. There are two versions of this album: the normal edition (with catalog number VICL-61792) and the limited edition. The limited edition, with the catalog number VIZL-159, includes a DVD with the PV of Honoh no Tobira, its making of and a commercial for the single (15 seconds and 30 seconds).

The album, at its peak, ranked ninth on the Oricon charts.

Destination (magazine)

Destination Magazine is a city guide/lifestyle magazine that is published in Saudi Arabia by Rumman Media and Publishing House. Founded in 2008, the magazine has two editions catering to the cities of Jeddah, and Riyadh.

The magazine's subsections include: Business, special features, arts and entertainment, style and shopping, dining around town, healthy living, spirituality, travel trends, and explore Saudi Arabia.

Destination Jeddah (DJ) is 112 pages while Destination Riyadh (DR) is 96 pages. DJ and DR had a total distribution of 60,000 magazines monthly as of July 2015.

Destination

Destination may refer to:

  • Destination (Eloy album), the fifteenth album by the German progressive rock band Eloy, released in 1992
  • Destination (EP), an EP by South Korean boy band SS501, released in 2010 by DSP Media
  • Destination (FictionJunction Yuuka album), the first album of J-pop duo FictionJunction Yuuka, released in 2005
  • Destination (game), a board game
  • Destination (group), a disco studio group from New York
  • Destination (Ronan Keating album), the second studio album from Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating
  • Destination Films, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions' independent film division
  • The intended end point of a journey or other travel
    • Tourist destination
Destination (game)

Destination is a board game first published in 2004 by R.T.L Ltd. Players compete as taxi drivers to acquire play money by moving from destination to destination using dice.

Portsmouth entrepreneur Rachel Lowe invented the game while working as a taxi driver. In September 2004 she appeared in the first series of Dragons' Den where her pitch for funding was rejected.

The first edition, Destination London was Hamleys' best-selling game when it was launched in 2004, outselling Monopoly and continues to be a best seller.

At least twenty one versions of the game have been published, including:

  • London
  • New York
  • Paris
  • Birmingham
  • Brighton & Hove
  • Bournemouth & Poole
  • Cardiff
  • Dublin
  • Norwich
  • Portsmouth
  • Sheffield
  • South Africa
  • Southampton
  • Isle of Wight
  • Scotland
  • Hogwarts
  • Animation
  • London 2012

A Harry Potter version of the game called Destination Hogwarts was delayed when funding from NatWest fell through, and the film Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was delayed by six months, causing significant economic distress to the designer. The game, inspired by J.K Rowling's Harry Potter books, takes you on a journey through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the surrounding grounds.

Destination Board Games since have released Destination Hogwarts, Destination London 2012 and London 2012 Sports, and Destination London Travel Edition. They have successfully signed deals with Warner Bros., Disney Pixar and the London 2012 Olympics to release their licensed games.

Destination Board Games were re-acquired by Rachel Lowe's new company, She Who Dares UK Ltd in 2010, a company in which Lowe teamed up with Simon Dolan to create.

Destination (EP)

Destination is South Korean boy band SS501's eight Korean mini-album released on May 24, 2010 by DSP Media. This was also their last mini-album before their contract's expiration.

After wrapping up their 1st Asia Tour Persona, SS501 made preparations for their new mini-album Destination right away. Once again, they collaborated with American producers Steven Lee and Ken Lewis who worked on their Rebirth album, as well as Grammy-winning mix engineer Kevin KD Davis, producing another world-class pop album with four new songs.

The lead track, "Love Ya" was composed by Steven Lee, a grand and emotional mid-tempo song with heavy beats, accompanied by an orchestra and blended with a piano melody. The album also features the R&B track "Let Me Be The One", the dance song "Crazy 4 U" which was first heard and performed during their tour, and the Eurobeat-style pop track "Forever" written by Heo Young-saeng.

Their first win for the lead track, "Love Ya", was on KBS's Music Bank, on June 11. On June 18, DSP announced that SS501 would end their "Love Ya" promotions due to the expiration of their contract on June 7, 2010, five years after since their debut.

Usage examples of "destination".

Once the habitats were complete and moved into orbit around the destination planet, the Festival travelers would emerge from aestivation, ready to trade and listen.

Figuring the current carries the Alamo at an average thirty-two nautical miles per day, it would take us 290 days to reach our destination.

During these periods the universities north of the Alps had to discontinue t heir classical instruction because soldiers in the passes prevented the Aldine classical texts from being transported from Venice to their destination.

With no specific destination, Arcas drew a deep breath, tasted the dry and dusty air.

The train passed through Tashkent and Samarkand, and the major said their destination was Ashkhabad, which, by coincidence, was where Kolya lived.

In approaching a planet an astrogator can see his destination, directly or by radar, and his speed is just a few miles per second.

She called them together, and told them at last that Vengiboneeza was their destination.

Irene reached its destination, other skiffs were making their own way to the Axumite warship from other Roman craft, bearing their own cargoes.

He did not mention their destination, nor why Balam stayed behind, and she was not inclined to ask.

We made our way up to Bourke, crossed by way of Hungerford and the Paroo River, thence to the Barcoo, and so on by easy stages to our destination.

And there were rattlers, their flat and evil heads held lower than those of the longer blacksnakes, but moving just as fast and just as sinuously, swarming with mysterious purpose toward a dark and equally mysterious destination.

Yet the feeling persisted, expanded, and Michael found himself breathlessly excited, like a traveler embarking on a voyage to an unknown destination, beginning a thrilling but nameless adventure.

Hospitality, Coll had warned Brigham, would include questions about every aspect of their journey, their families and their destination.

It is a very unusual one --so much so that I think his destination is more likely to be Broadmoor than the scaffold.

We felt as adventurous as though our destination actually was Cameroon or the Ivory Coast.