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
"Do you mean she's on speaking terms with the policeman on point duty at Piccadilly Circus?"
From Jack O' Judgment by Wallace, Edgar
The congestion of traffic in Fulham High Street was felt as far east as Piccadilly and the Strand, where the police on point duty were at a loss to account for it.
From Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George
Last night," he resumed, "a member of P Division was on point duty outside the late Professor's house, and two C.I.D. men were actually in the room where the safe is.
From The Quest of the Sacred Slipper by Rohmer, Sax
Hyldebrand headed for the turning by the school, reached it as the gates opened to release young France, and comedy would have turned to tragedy but for the point duty M.P. and his revolver.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 15, 1917 by Various
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