Point

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USMA (United States Military Academy) in West Point, New York.

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informalUSMA (United States Military Academy) in West Point, New York.
Study goes on until tattoo, which, when Pops was at the Point, was sounded at 9.30, followed by taps at 10.

Etymology

Short for West Point.

proper noun

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A township in Posey County, Indiana, United States, so-named for being the southernmost and westernmost point in the state.
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A township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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A minor city in Rains County, Texas, United States.
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A coastal settlement in Feock parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8138).
Cornwall County Council asked for a decision on objections raised by property owners to its proposal to convert the site of the railway into a public road for a distance of 1 mile 86 yards from Devoran to Point (Restronguet Creek).

proper noun

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A surname from French.

Etymology

Probably an altered form of French Pons, see Ponce. It is also a variant of the English surname Points.

Forms

plural: Points

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Point · USMA (United States Military Academy) in West Point, New York.

pointed · Sharp, barbed; not dull.Pointers · The stars Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, which point to…pointing · The action of the verb to point.

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