English Explanatory Dictionary

end of the line

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.
  2. The final cessation or discontinuance of a process, institution, lineage, or person, especially one which has existed for a considerable period of time; death.

Pronunciation

en-au-end of the line.ogg

Word forms

end of the line ends of the line ends of the lines

Synonyms

end of the road

Related words

endling
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