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point-to-point

American  
[point-tuh-point] / ˈpɔɪnt təˈpɔɪnt /

noun

  1. a cross-country horse race between specified points, in which each rider is often free to select their own course between the points.


point-to-point British  

noun

    1. a steeplechase organized by a recognized hunt or other body, usually restricted to amateurs riding horses that have been regularly used in hunting

    2. ( as modifier )

      a point-to-point race

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of a route) from one place to the next

  2. (of a radiocommunication link) from one point to another, rather than broadcast

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of point-to-point

First recorded in 1880–85

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