end of the line

end of the line
a) The termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.

Sometimes she took the cable car to the end of the line, then walked to the Presidio.

b) Final cessation or discontinuance of a process, institution, or person, especially one which has existed for a considerable period of time; death.

Gyanendras 269-year-old Shah dynasty has reached the end of the line.


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