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gunpoint
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gunpoint
(noun)
gunpoint
/
ˈ
gʌnˌpoɪnt/
noun
gunpoint
/
ˈ
gʌnˌpoɪnt/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of GUNPOINT
at gunpoint
—
used to describe a situation in which someone is being threatened by a person with a gun
They forced us out of the car
at gunpoint
.
They were robbed/held
at gunpoint
.
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