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Destination   /dˌɛstənˈeɪʃən/  /dˌɛstɪnˈeɪʃən/   Listen
noun
Destination  n.  
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.
Synonyms: Appointment; design; purpose; intention; destiny; lot; fate; end.





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"Destination" Quotes from Famous Books



... wireless message which has this morning arrived from the blockading squadron off Port Arthur, entirely confirms the news of yesterday, to the effect that the Russian fleet is about to put to sea, probably with the intention of making for Vladivostock. I imagine Vladivostock to be its destination for the simple reason that there is no other port open to it; moreover, as we are fully aware, there is a dry dock at Vladivostock large enough to receive a battleship; and I conjecture the intention of the enemy to be to take his damaged ships there for the purpose of repairing them, so ...
— Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun - A Story of the Russo-Japanese War • Harry Collingwood
... is educible: if the Creator of the race of men who inhabit the terrestrial globe had intended for them a future state or destination differing in every respect from their present one, he would have prepared their minds for different pursuits, and ordained them for other occupations than those they follow to ...
— Strange Visitors • Henry J. Horn
... appears on the coast, as was expected, and an attempt is made to carry out a plan to escape from further annoyance. The little steamer sails for the island of Cyprus, as arranged beforehand, and reaches her destination, though she encounters a smart gale on the voyage, through which the young navigators carry their lively little craft. Plans do not always work as they have been arranged; and by an accident the young people are left to fight their own battle, as has happened ...
— Asiatic Breezes - Students on The Wing • Oliver Optic
... therefore, Michel and Jacques could decamp without arousing any suspicion as to their where-about; and, accordingly, at that hour they took their blouses, game-bags and guns, and started. Roland had given them their instructions. They were to follow the pacing horse until they had ascertained his destination, or until they had lost all trace of him. Michel was to lie in wait opposite the inn of the Belle-Alliance; Jacques was to station himself outside of Bourg, just where the main road divides into three branches, one going ...
— The Companions of Jehu • Alexandre Dumas
... late on the Saturday night when they reached their destination, for the train was two hours behind time, but the welcome they received in the tiny cottage had ...
— The Girls of St. Olave's • Mabel Mackintosh


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