finishing line vs destination

finishing line and destination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
finishing line	Yes	No	No	No
destination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, destination is a hypernym of finishing line; that is, destination is a word with a broader meaning than finishing line:

Other hypernyms of finishing line include finish, goal, line.

finishing line (noun)	destination (noun)
a line indicating the location of the finish of a race	the ultimate goal for which something is done
	written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
	the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)