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• drop point
  drop point

  noun

  a place where items may be left for delivery to a second location.
• drop-point
  drop-point

  adjective

  denoting a style of knife blade in which the spine of the knife flows from the handle to the tip.

drop point

¹ American  

[drahp point] / ˈdrɑp ˌpɔɪnt /

noun

drop points plural

1. a place where items may be left for delivery to a second location.

2. a style of knife blade in which the spine of the knife flows from the handle to the tip.

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drop-point ² American  

[drahp-point] / ˈdrɑpˌpɔɪnt /

adjective

1. denoting a style of knife blade in which the spine of the knife flows from the handle to the tip.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• drop points
  plural

Example Sentences

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The recovery teams plan to fly out to the drop point in helicopters, put the capsule in a net and move it beneath a chopper to a temporary cleanroom at Dugway.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2023

The dog drop point later moved to a group of cabins that’s closer to 102 Mile of the highway.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 21, 2017

Heavy rain had swollen the Mekong, and their boat missed the drop point.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2016

We waited on the surface, the waves pushing us away from the drop point.

From National Geographic ● Jul. 11, 2016

But finding herself helpless in those rigid bonds, she slowly relaxed the fingers of her right hand, and let the dagger drop point downward into the loose soil, where it stood and quivered.

From The Strong Arm by Barr, Robert

The 4.8-inch drop-point blade is formed out of a high-carbon stainless steel that, unlike most stainless steels, sharpens very easily.

From Time Magazine Archive