point duty
Britishnoun
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the stationing of a policeman or traffic warden at a road junction to control and direct traffic
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the position at the head of a military patrol, regarded as being the most dangerous
Example Sentences
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Jones reported that he had interviewed all the constables who had been on point duty at the places in question, but without result.
From The Pit Prop Syndicate by Freeman Wills Crofts
A policeman on point duty eyed him curiously, yet with no hint of suspicion.
From People of Position by H. Richard Boehm
When we came into Jamaica Square, there was a young copper on point duty at the corner.
From Fanny's First Play by Bernard Shaw
There was a policeman on point duty at the other side of the square.
From The Secret House by Edgar Wallace
Why, even the policeman who stood at point duty outside must have known all about it!
From McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 by Various
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