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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A policeman on point duty eyed him curiously, yet with no hint of suspicion.
From People of Position by Boehm, H. Richard
When we came into Jamaica Square, there was a young copper on point duty at the corner.
From Fanny's First Play by Shaw, Bernard
And long after Smathers and Petrie had left him, and the wondering crowd had dispersed, and point duty at "Dead Man's Corner" was just point duty again and nothing more, P.C.
From Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces by Hanshew, Thomas W.
It's a long time since I was on point duty.
From Living Alone by Benson, Stella
He's on point duty up and down there for the last ten minutes.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
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