terminal vs subway station

subway station vs terminal

terminal and subway station both are nouns.

terminal is an adjective but subway station is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
terminal	Yes	Yes	No	No
subway station	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, subway station is a hyponym of terminal; that is, subway station is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than terminal:

terminal: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
subway station: a terminal/node where subways/rapid transit systems load and unload passengers

Other hyponyms of terminal include air terminal, airport terminal, bus depot, bus station, bus terminal, coach station, cathode, railroad station, railroad terminal, railway station, train depot, train station.

terminal (noun)	subway station (noun)
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods	a terminal/node where subways/rapid transit systems load and unload passengers
a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display
either extremity of something that has length

terminal (adjective)	subway station (adjective)
being or situated at an end
relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
occurring at or forming an end or termination
causing or ending in or approaching death

Difference between terminal and subway station

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