destination
noun
des·ti·na·tion
ˌde-stə-ˈnā-shən 
1
: the purpose for which something is predetermined or destined
2
: an act of appointing, setting aside for a purpose, or predetermining
3
: a place to which one is journeying or to which something is sent
when the package has reached its destination
kept their destination secret
4
: a place worthy of travel or an extended visit
a popular tourist destination
—often used attributivelya destination restaurant
a destination resort
Examples of destination in a Sentence
After stopping for lunch, we continued on toward our destination.
The package reached its destination two days later.
He enjoys traveling to remote and exotic destinations.
We traveled through three states before reaching our final destination.
Recent Examples on the Web
Today, that history is examined at one of the city’s biggest tourist destinations, the Harley-Davidson Museum.
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Terri Colby, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2024
The first vessel brought nearly 1,500 new Buicks here from China and the cars will later be trucked to their destinations.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
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Terri Colby, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2024
The first vessel brought nearly 1,500 new Buicks here from China and the cars will later be trucked to their destinations.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for destination
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“Destination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destination. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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destination
noun
des·ti·na·tion
ˌdes-tə-ˈnā-shən
1
: the purpose for which something is destined
2
: an act of appointing, setting aside for a purpose, or deciding beforehand
3
: a place which is the goal of a journey or to which something is sent
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