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Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Point Cook is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 km (14 mi) south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of
Point_Cook
Australian military air base
Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base set across two locations, at Point Cook and Laverton, located approximately 20 km (12 mi) south-west of the Melbourne
RAAF_Williams
State electoral district of Victoria, Australia
The Electoral district of Point Cook is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution
Electoral district of Point Cook
Electoral_district_of_Point_Cook
Amateur Australian rules football club
The Point Cook Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Amateur Australian rules football club, based in the Melbourne suburb of Point Cook, playing
Point_Cook_Football_Club
Football club
Point Cook Soccer Club are an Australian association football club from Point Cook, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club currently plays
Point_Cook_SC
Protected area in Victoria, Australia
The Point Cook Coastal Park covers an area of 863 hectares (2,130 acres) and includes the Cheetham Wetlands. The park extends from the RAAF Williams Point
Point_Cook_Coastal_Park
Shopping mall in Victoria, Australia
Point Cook Town Centre is a shopping centre in the centre of Point Cook in the west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It currently contains 150 stores
Point_Cook_Town_Centre
Military museum in RAAF Williams Point Cook
official museum of the Royal Australian Air Force located at RAAF Williams Point Cook, Victoria, Australia. The museum displays aircraft of significance to
RAAF_Museum
School in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
co-educational secondary day school, occupying campuses in Altona North and Point Cook, in the south-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. St. Paul's
Emmanuel_College,_Melbourne
State school in Point Cook, Victoria, Australia
Point Cook Senior Secondary College (PCSSC) is a state-run co-educational senior secondary school located in Point Cook, Victoria, Australia. The senior
Point Cook Senior Secondary College
Point_Cook_Senior_Secondary_College
region. The airport at RAAF Point Cook, formally known as RAAF Base Point Cook Aerodrome (ICAO: YMPC), is located at Point Cook, and is the spiritual home
List of airports in the Melbourne area
List_of_airports_in_the_Melbourne_area
British explorer and naval officer (1728–1779)
of Holland's land-surveying techniques with Cook's hydrographic expertise enabled Cook, from that point forward, to produce nautical charts of coastal
James_Cook
Australian soccer player (born 2002)
of Point Cook and played junior football for Hoppers Crossing SC. He went to primary school at Lumen Christi Catholic Primary School in Point Cook and
Jordan_Bos
Royal Australian Air Force training unit
back to the service's formation in 1921, when it was established at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. By the early 1930s, the school comprised training, fighter
No. 1 Flying Training School RAAF
No._1_Flying_Training_School_RAAF
American business executive (born 1960)
Timothy Donald Cook (born November 1, 1960) is an American business executive who has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple since 2011.
Tim_Cook
Railway station in Melbourne, Australia
to Werribee station 494 : to Point Cook South 495 : to Point Cook South 497 : to Saltwater Coast Estate (Point Cook) Transit Systems Victoria operates
Williams Landing railway station
Williams_Landing_railway_station
Centre. The Point Cook Library opened in September 2009 as part of the Point Cook Community Learning Centre (located within the Point Cook Town Centre)
Wyndham_City_Libraries
Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
498: Laverton Station to Hoppers Crossing Station Route 944: City to Point Cook (Night Bus Service) Altona Meadows falls within the federal electorate
Altona_Meadows
Military unit
eased following the end of the Korean War. No. 1 BFTS moved to RAAF Base Point Cook, Victoria, in May 1958, by which time it was exclusively flying CAC Winjeels
No. 1 Basic Flying Training School RAAF
No._1_Basic_Flying_Training_School_RAAF
Suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
railway station, just across from the Princes Freeway. For residents of Point Cook, it is accessible via Palmers Road. Since the opening of the Williams
Williams_Landing
Australian rules footballer (born 2003)
Hailing from Point Cook, Victoria, D'Ambrosio's family are of Italian heritage. D'Ambrosio began his football career with the Point Cook Football Club
Massimo_D'Ambrosio
Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Tarneit to the north, Truganina and Williams Landing to the north-east, and Point Cook to the east. The market gardens and well-known tourist precinct are found
Werribee
Australian semi-professional sports league
Wyndhamvale W. Footscray Point Cook Centrals Parkside North Footscray Newport Manor Lakes Werribee Districts Sunshine Spotswood Point Cook Hoppers Crossing Caroline
Western Football Netball League
Western_Football_Netball_League
Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
with some take-away food stores and a Ampol service station located on Point Cook Road and Mintaro Way. Seabrook Primary School also serves the area for
Seabrook,_Victoria
English endurance athlete (born 1997)
Africa from the southernmost to the northernmost point of the continent as part of Project Africa. Cook was born in Worthing, West Sussex, attended Vale
Russ_Cook
Electoral ward results
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Point Cook in Victorian state elections. Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party
Electoral results for the district of Point Cook
Electoral_results_for_the_district_of_Point_Cook
Combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific
The first voyage of James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific Ocean aboard HMS Endeavour, from 1768 to 1771
First_voyage_of_James_Cook
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Cook or cook in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cook or The Cook may refer to: Cooking, the preparation of food Cook (domestic worker), a household
Cook
Australian pilot (1886–1945)
Along with Henry Petre, he established Australia's first air base at Point Cook, Victoria, and its inaugural training unit, the Central Flying School
Eric_Harrison_(RAAF_officer)
Australian politician
Mathew Hilakari is an Australian politician who is the current member for Point Cook in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Labor Party
Mathew_Hilakari
Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
potential works to reroute traffic from and to Point Cook Road, which is predominantly used by city bound Point Cook residents travelling by vehicle. Laverton's
Laverton,_Victoria
Australian aviator (1893–1917)
flight from Albert Park to Point Cook, where he could leave the plane in one of the hangars overnight. Arriving over Point Cook around 3:40 pm, Watson proceeded
Basil_George_Watson
Australian military aviation unit (1920–21)
primary purpose was to maintain assets of the Central Flying School at Point Cook, Victoria, but several pioneering activities also took place under its
Australian_Air_Corps
Town in Victoria, Australia
recycled water, which was first provided in 2007. Werribee South borders Point Cook and contains Werribee Park. Werribee South's streets originally were named
Werribee_South
Australian Victoria Cross recipient
In 1915, he was selected for pilot training at Central Flying School, Point Cook, and transferred to the Australian Flying Corps the following year. He
Frank_McNamara_(RAAF_officer)
Demographics of region
Sydenham, Springvale, Hampton Park, Clayton South, Lynbrook, Lyndhurst, Point Cook, Carnegie, Glenhuntly, Clayton, Dandenong, Craigieburn and St Albans Pakistani
Demographics_of_Melbourne
Williams, Laverton Base, Laverton (near Melbourne) RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base, Point Cook (near Melbourne) RAAF Base Curtin near Derby (bare base) RAAF
List of Royal Australian Air Force installations
List_of_Royal_Australian_Air_Force_installations
1910s French light aircraft
during 1911, and was used by the Australian Central Flying School at Point Cook, Victoria. Several have survived, including an airworthy example in the
Deperdussin_1910_monoplane
Royal Australian Air Force chief
Australia. He was a lieutenant in the Army when he learned to fly at Point Cook, Victoria, in 1914. As a pilot with the Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
Richard Williams (RAAF officer)
Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer)
State electoral district of Victoria, Australia
Altona Meadows, Laverton, Point Cook, Seabrook and Seaholme. It also included the RAAF Williams airbase and the Point Cook Coastal Park. It lay within
Electoral_district_of_Altona
British-born Australian actor (born 1995)
Capone, Alesha (20 December 2011). "Star Werribee, Hoppers Crossing, Point Cook". Acting Adam coaches kids. Archived from the original on 14 February
Toby_Wallace
Royal Australian Air Force chief (1904–1984)
(temporary flying officer), and commenced his flight training at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. He was promoted to flying officer with seniority from 21 January
Frederick_Scherger
initially to be at Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory, but in July 1913 Point Cook, Victoria, was announced as the preferred location. The first flights
History of the Royal Australian Air Force
History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Air_Force
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
aircraft as airworthy warbirds. It comprises the Point Cook Heritage Flight at RAAF Base Point Cook and the Temora Historic Flight at Temora Aviation
No._100_Squadron_RAAF
English musician (born 1963)
Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), known professionally as Fatboy Slim, is an English musician and DJ who helped popularise the
Fatboy_Slim
Transport company in Victoria, Australia
Corporation became a public transport operator, with the purchase of Point Cook – Werribee Passenger Service (trading as Blue Riband) based in Werribee
CDC_Victoria
Military unit
instructors for the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS). CFS was inaugurated at Point Cook, Victoria, in March 1913, and trained over 150 pilots of the Australian
Central_Flying_School_RAAF
Royal Australian Air Force maintenance unit
of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Formed in July 1921 at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria, it relocated to the nearby RAAF Laverton in March 1926. As
No._1_Aircraft_Depot_RAAF
British aviation pioneer (1884–1962)
following year, he chose the site of the country's first air base at Point Cook, Victoria, and established its inaugural training institution, the Central
Henry_Petre
Electoral region of the Victorian Legislative Council
Legislative Assembly districts of Footscray, Kororoit, Laverton, Niddrie, Point Cook, St Albans, Sunbury, Sydenham, Tarneit, Werribee and Williamstown. Seats
Western_Metropolitan_Region
Royal Australian Air Force senior commander
the tutelage of Lieutenant Eric Harrison at Central Flying School in Point Cook, Victoria, before departing Melbourne on 25 October aboard a troopship
Henry_Wrigley
was burnt at Point Cook, after logging 99 hours of flying time. On 6 January 1930 the Widgeon II crashed into Port Phillip Bay off Point Cook, killing all
Wackett_Widgeon
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
Cooks Point is an unincorporated community in Burleson County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population
Cooks_Point,_Texas
Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Point State Park (locally known as The Point) is a Pennsylvania state park which is located on 36 acres (150,000 m2) in Downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny
Point_State_Park
Royal Australian Air Force officer (1898–1978)
transferred from the Army to the Air Force in 1923, and learned to fly at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. He held training appointments before taking command of No. 1
Frank_Bladin
Highest mountain in New Zealand
Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height, as of 2014[update], is listed as 3,724 metres (12,218 feet). It is situated in
Aoraki_/_Mount_Cook
Australian target drone
Project C A93-2, second pilot–controlled Pika prototype, RAAF Museum, Point Cook Jindivik – Project B A92-9 mark 1, painted as B-9 prototype, mounted on
GAF_Jindivik
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
Squadron was a component of No. 1 Flying Training School, based at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. Seaplane Squadron was responsible for coastal reconnaissance
Seaplane_Squadron_RAAF
Strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand
Cook Strait (Māori: Te Moana-o-Raukawa, lit. 'The Sea of Raukawa') is a strait that separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand. The strait connects
Cook_Strait
State park in Pennsylvania, United States
Cook Forest State Park is a 8,500-acre (3,440 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Farmington Township, Clarion County, Barnett Township, Forest County and Barnett
Cook_Forest_State_Park
Trail adjacent to Skeleton Creek, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Skeleton Creek as it passes through the outer south western suburbs of Point Cook and Altona Meadows in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The northern end
Skeleton_Creek_Trail
Australian fighter pilot
Australia. "Statement of Significance: Point Cook Homestead and Stables, Point Cook Homestead Road, Point Cook, Wyndham City". Victorian Heritage Database
Sydney_Dalrymple
11th season of the Football Victoria Women's State Knockout Cup
v Avondale (4) Sandringham (6) v Aspendale (5) Melbourne SRBIJA (5) v Point Cook (5) Melbourne Victory AWT (5) v Hampton East Brighton (6) Manningham United
2023 Football Victoria Women's State Knockout Cup
2023_Football_Victoria_Women's_State_Knockout_Cup
French WW1 reconnaissance aircraft
United Kingdom Mesopotamian Half Flight Central Flying School AFC at Point Cook, Victoria Belgium Belgian Air Force France French Air Force Italy Corpo
Farman_MF.11
Australian wheelchair basketball player
Georgia Munro-Cook is an Australian 4.5 point wheelchair basketball player. She represented Australia at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
Georgia_Munro-Cook
Military unit
cadet training unit, No. 1 Flying Training School (No. 1 FTS), at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria, in 1947. Following reorganisation of aircrew training in 1951–52
No. 2 Flying Training School RAAF
No._2_Flying_Training_School_RAAF
Water tank that gives the illusion of the ocean's horizon
in Malta Baja Studios in Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico Point Cook RAAF Base in Victoria, Australia Lantica Studios Horizon Water Tank in
Horizon_tank
English record producer (born 1990)
Alexander Guy Cook (born 23 August 1990) is an English record producer. He first became known as founder of the influential record label PC Music in 2013;
A._G._Cook
Wetlands at Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
Councils of Hobsons Bay and Wyndham City. The wetlands are part of the Point Cook Coastal Park and are crown land for conservation purposes. The area is
Cheetham_Wetlands
March 2021, 46 civil light aircraft flew in a massed formation over RAAF Point Cook, in Victoria, Australia, to commemorate the centenary of the Royal Australian
RAAF_Centenary_Air_Armada
Royal Australian Air Force senior commander
during the Great Depression necessitated the transfer from Duntroon to Point Cook of eight other RAAF-sponsored cadets midway through their four-year course
William_Hely
Force element group of the Royal Australian Air Force
re-established as a discrete organisation, headquartered at RAAF Base Point Cook, Victoria. The headquarters re-located to RAAF Williams (Laverton Base)
Air_Force_Training_Group_RAAF
founded after World War II on 1 August 1947 when it was established at Point Cook as an academy training elite aircrew (and some engineering) officer cadets;
RAAF_College
RAAF A28-8, RAAF Sqn Code DU-J, RAF s/n AL907 – RAAF Museum, RAAF Base Point Cook in Victoria. Under restoration or in storage A-20G 42-86615 – in storage
List of surviving Douglas A-20 Havocs
List_of_surviving_Douglas_A-20_Havocs
Bodies of water in Melbourne, Australia
Harbours Lake Carramar Lake Illawong Lake Legana RAAF Lake — Point Cook Sanctuary Lakes — Point Cook Waterways Lake and Lagoons — Waterways Anniversary Lake
Lakes and reservoirs of Melbourne
Lakes_and_reservoirs_of_Melbourne
Parks and gardens in Melbourne, VIC, Australia
northwest of Melbourne city. Point Cook Coastal Park, Point Cook Homestead, Cheetham Wetlands and RAAF Aircraft Museum in Point Cook. Spring Valley Park, in
Parks and gardens of Melbourne
Parks_and_gardens_of_Melbourne
Prime Minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914
Sir Joseph Cook (7 December 1860 – 30 July 1947) was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the sixth prime minister of Australia from
Joseph_Cook
Australian federal electoral division
suburbs of Hoppers Crossing, Tarneit, Truganina, Wyndham Vale and part of Point Cook. At 9.0%, Lalor has the nation's highest proportion of children aged under
Division_of_Lalor
Australian soccer player
Melbourne Knights, Brisbane Roar, St Albans Saints, Werribee City and Point Cook. He was capped 23 times by Australia scoring a single goal. Tiatto commenced
Danny_Tiatto
Royal Australian Air Force senior commander (1891–1977)
at Point Cook, Victoria, during the 1920s and early 1930s. De La Rue was appointed commanding officer of No. 1 Flying Training School at Point Cook in
Hippolyte_De_La_Rue
State park in Pennsylvania, US
Colton Point State Park is a 368-acre (149 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is on the west side of
Colton_Point_State_Park
Airport in Victoria, Australia
Officers' Training School (OTS) following its relocation from RAAF Base Point Cook, the Air Mission Training School (AMTS), and the School of Air Traffic
RAAF_Base_East_Sale
Women's national football team
Victory AWT Melbourne Victory AWT v Sydenham Park Melbourne Victory AWT v Point Cook Barnstoneworth United v Melbourne Victory AWT Brimbank Stallions v Melbourne
Afghanistan women's national football team results (unofficial matches)
Afghanistan_women's_national_football_team_results_(unofficial_matches)
from the Flying-Training School at Point Cook in 1929. Garing later joined the RAAF after enlisting at Point Cook on 10 December 1930. In 1931 and 1939
Bill_Garing
Australian Football club in Melbourne
side in 2015. They finished 4th that season and made finals, defeating Point Cook Centrals in their first final, but were defeated by Albanvale the following
Suns_Football_Club
Australian Aboriginal people of northern Queensland
Europeans' mouths. Then Cook boiled a billy of tea and offered them a drink, which they rebuffed as just dirty water. At this point, Cook laid out a johnnycake
Dyirbal_people
Australian rules footballer (born 1983)
season, Skipper played for Point Cook in the Western Region Football League, Skipper played a crucial role in Point Cook’s inaugural senior Premiership
Wayde_Skipper
Electorates of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Ashwood Berwick Eureka Glen Waverley Greenvale Kalkallo Laverton Pakenham Point Cook Historical Electoral Districts of Victoria Districts 1856-1859
Electoral districts of Victoria
Electoral_districts_of_Victoria
Hill Hillside Fraser Rise Burnside Burnside Heights Werribee Tarneit Point Cook Truganina Laverton Manor Lakes Hoppers Crossing Wyndham Vale Mambourin
Western_suburbs_(Melbourne)
Australian aviator and politician (1888–1957)
War, White became one of the first four students to begin training at Point Cook as a pilot in the Australian Flying Corps (AFC). He was later described
Thomas White (Australian politician)
Thomas_White_(Australian_politician)
American rock band (1959–1972)
Nuball and the Ruby"; the last was the starting point, though, from which the band derived its final name. Cook described the name as "weirder than Buffalo
Creedence_Clearwater_Revival
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
Squadron was a component of No. 1 Flying Training School, based at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. As well as participating in training exercises, Fighter Squadron
Fighter_Squadron_RAAF
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up cooked in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cooked may refer to: Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, a book by Michael Pollan Cooked (TV series)
Cooked
memorabilia. Initially, the Museum was under the direction of RAAF Museum Point Cook and was open to the public once a month. The Heritage Centre displays
RAAF Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre
RAAF_Townsville_Aviation_Heritage_Centre
Australian rules football club in Victoria
to winning the club's first ever Premiership, with a one point victory over the Point Cook Centrals. Tarneit also were able to maintain their junior
Tarneit_Football_Club
Military unit
responsible for training flying instructors and was located initially at Point Cook, Victoria. It soon relocated to Camden, New South Wales, then to Tamworth
List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Australia
List_of_British_Commonwealth_Air_Training_Plan_facilities_in_Australia
Local government area in Victoria, Australia
to numerous new housing estates in suburbs such as Williams Landing, Point Cook, Wyndham Vale, Truganina, Tarneit and Manor Lakes. The following table
City_of_Wyndham
Topics referred to by the same term
Jamie Cook may refer to: Jamie Cook (born 1985), guitarist for the English band Arctic Monkeys Jamie Cook (footballer) (born 1979), English association
Jamie_Cook
Twin-engine freighter and airliner
on to become a museum exhibit and was given over to the RAAF Museum at Point Cook, Victoria, Australia in 1988. Bristol freighter Mk 31M G-BISU was operated
Bristol_Freighter
Royal Australian Air Force senior commander
Force Cross in 1960. Following staff roles, Read took charge of RAAF Base Point Cook and the RAAF Academy in the mid-1960s, and later RAAF Base Richmond. In
Charles_Read_(RAAF_officer)
POINT COOK
POINT COOK
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from the medieval personal name Ponc(h)e, Pons (see Ponce).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Ponts in La Manche and Seine-Maritime, Normandy, from Latin pontes ‘bridges’ (see Pont).English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a fop or dandy, from points ‘laces for hose’ (see Pointer 1).
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Drop; Point
Girl/Female
Indian
Drop, Point
Boy/Male
Indian
Point
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Point; Intelligent
Girl/Female
Norse
Point.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan : topographic name for
someone who lived near a bridge, Middle English, Old French, Catalan
pont (Latin pons, genitive pontis).Catalan : habitational name from any of the numerous places named
with Pont.Dutch : variant of
Pond 2.A Pont from the Lorraine region of France is documented in Quebec City in
1640; Pont appears to be a secondary surname to
Girl/Female
Norse
Beautiful point.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Drop Point
Girl/Female
Norse
New point.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Prasheetha | பà¯à®°à®·à¯€à®¤à®¾
Origin, Starting point
Prasheetha | பà¯à®°à®·à¯€à®¤à®¾
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2' Edward Poins, an irregular humorist.
Boy/Male
Norse
Point descendant.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : probably an altered form of French Pons, a habitational name from places so named in Bourgogne and Franche-Comté.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Point
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Point
Boy/Male
Tamil
Origin, Starting point
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Drop; Point
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindu Priya | பிஂத௠பà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾Â
Drop, Point
Bindu Priya | பிஂத௠பà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾Â
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Point
POINT COOK
POINT COOK
POINT COOK
POINT COOK
POINT COOK
POINT COOK
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n.
Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints.
n.
A core print. See under Core.
n.
To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition.
n.
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.
v. t.
To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.
adv.
In a point-blank manner.
a.
Joined; united; combined; concerted; as joint action.
a.
Alt. of Point-devise
n.
Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below.
n.
Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to excellence, form, size, etc.; as, small print; large print; this line is in print.
v. i.
To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention to it; -- with at.
n.
One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.
n.
To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.
n.
A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point.
n.
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
adv.
Alt. of Point-devise
n.
To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points.
a.
Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond.
n.
A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See Equinoctial Nodal.
n.
A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See Reef point, under Reef.