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catch points

plural noun

  1. railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train

“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


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They have become catch points for real people who are looking to pay to have someone murdered.

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Great baskets of eggplant shine like huge grapes, a polished port wine colour; green and scarlet peppers catch points of light; a flat pinkish colour gleams on carrots.

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