Gunpoint definition

gŭnpoint
The point of a gun.
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The muzzle of a gun.
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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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at gunpoint
  • Under or as if under the threat of being shot.
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Noun

Singular:
gunpoint
Plural:
gunpoints

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Gunpoint Sentence Examples

  • In any case, how would she enforce it – chase him off at gunpoint?

  • He was accused along with three co-defendants with the crime of breaking into a Las Vegas hotel room and taking sports memorabilia at gunpoint.

  • Yes, this is where birders were being robbed at gunpoint in the late ' 90s.

  • It is a truism that democracy cannot be established at gunpoint.

  • Willie Aames, former 80s TV star, was robbed at gunpoint on January 7, 2008.

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