destination

noun

des·​ti·​na·​tion ˌde-stə-ˈnā-shən 

1

: a place to which one is journeying or to which something is sent

when the package has reached its destination

kept their destination secret

2

: a place worthy of travel or an extended visit

a popular tourist destination

—often used before another noun

a destination restaurant

a destination resort

3

: the purpose for which something is predetermined or destined

4

: an act of appointing, setting aside for a purpose, or predetermining

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

Cross the border into Mexico, the top foreign destination of Americans, and your dollar is about 16% weaker versus the peso compared with early 2025. —Matt Sedensky, Fortune, 3 May 2026

The man was allegedly irate over an hourslong delay in Atlanta caused by a ground stop at the plane’s destination in Chicago, NBC Chicago reported. —Doha Madani, NBC news, 3 May 2026

What's often cropped out are the crowds and long lines – the frustrations that can come with vacationing today, or living in a vacation destination. —Seth Doane, CBS News, 3 May 2026

However, the selection of excursions is more limited than in some other destinations like Juneau, according to Feldman. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 3 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

see destine

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Rhymes for destination

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

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