GUNPOINT

point, gunpoint

(noun) the gun muzzle’s direction; “he held me up at the point of a gun”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

Source: Wiktionary



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