primary destination

collocation in English

meaningsofprimaryanddestination

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primary
adjective
uk
/ˈpraɪ.mər.i/us
/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
more important than anything ...
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destination
noun[C]
uk
/ˌdes.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdes.təˈneɪ.ʃən/
the place where someone is going or where something is being sent ...
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(Definition ofprimaryanddestinationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprimary destination

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The practice is to show on the sign the nextprimarydestination.
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I am well aware that the town wishes to be aprimarydestination.
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As a rule advance direction signs should contain only one place name for each direction and on primary routes this should be the nextprimarydestinationalong the immediate route.
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Cardiff is already signposted as an importantprimarydestination.
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Rather, motorists are referred to aprimarydestination.
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It is aprimarydestinationfor the purpose of road signs.
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There are eleven random segments of the film (two opening segments, threeprimarydestinationsegments, three hologram message segments, and three ending destination segments).
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In general, these are places one might stop on the way to somewhere else, rather than being a final orprimarydestinationin and of themselves.
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Bromley is the only one of these places which is aprimarydestination.
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Theprimarydestinationwas an inn.
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Literally tens-of-thousands of waterfowl can be seen clustered in huge rafts across the expanse of the lake during peak migration, making the spot aprimarydestinationfor birders and waterfowlers.
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There is a logic in our destination signing on motorways which is linked to an agreed list of primary destinations.
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As a generally fair and practical way of limiting numbers, therefore, the place names mentioned are normally restricted to those classified as primary destinations.
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This rule is not applied so rigidly as to impair the effectiveness of the signing system and occasionally additional primary destinations may appear.
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Both these towns were, and still are, classified as primary destinations.
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These places are known as primary destinations.
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Primary destinations, on the other hand, are typically relatively nearby.
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For similar reasons, certain airports, sea ports, bridges and tunnels have been designated as primary destinations.
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