gunpoint
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
gunpoint (uncountable)
- A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun.
- Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.
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Translations
a location in the front of the muzzle of a gun
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threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon
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