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POINT DUTY
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("point duty" is a kind of...):
traffic control (control of the flow of traffic in a building or a city)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)