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point of no return definition

point of no return

  1. the moment on a flight when there is no longer enough fuel to return to the starting point
  2. a point in an enterprise, adventure, etc. when participants are too deeply involved or committed to withdraw

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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