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Meaning of "sword-point" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWORD-POINT

sword-point  [ˈsɔːdˌpɔɪnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWORD-POINT

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Sword-Point is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SWORD-POINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sword-point in the English dictionary

The definition of sword-point in the dictionary is the point of a swordat sword-point if you do something at sword-point, you are forced to do it because someone is pointing a sword at you in a threatening manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWORD-POINT


acupoint
ˈækjʊˌpɔɪnt
ballpoint
ˈbɔːlˌpɔɪnt
bluepoint
ˈbluːˌpɔɪnt
breakpoint
ˈbreɪkˌpɔɪnt
cashpoint
ˈkæʃˌpɔɪnt
checkpoint
ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt
counterpoint
ˈkaʊntəˌpɔɪnt
eyepoint
ˈaɪˌpɔɪnt
gunpoint
ˈɡʌnˌpɔɪnt
interpoint
ˈɪntəˌpɔɪnt
midpoint
ˈmɪdˌpɔɪnt
needlepoint
ˈniːdəlˌpɔɪnt
pinpoint
ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt
pourpoint
ˈpʊəˌpɔɪnt
silverpoint
ˈsɪlvəˌpɔɪnt
standpoint
ˈstændˌpɔɪnt
strongpoint
ˈstrɒŋˌpɔɪnt
telepoint
ˈtɛlɪˌpɔɪnt
viewpoint
ˈvjuːˌpɔɪnt
waypoint
ˈweɪˌpɔɪnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWORD-POINT

sword cane
sword dance
sword dancer
sword dancing
sword fern
sword fight
sword grass
sword knot
sword lily
Sword of Damocles
sword-swallower
swordbearer
swordbill
swordcraft
sworder
swordfish
swordless
swordlike
swordplay
swordplayer

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWORD-POINT

access point
appoint
at knife-point
beside the point
cut-off point
dew point
disappoint
flashpoint
focal point
high point
joint
pick-up point
point
power point
price point
starting point
talking point
to the point
try for a point
turning point
up to a point

Synonyms and antonyms of sword-point in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sword-point» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWORD-POINT

Find out the translation of sword-point to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sword-point from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sword-point» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

剑点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espada de punto
570 millions of speakers

English

sword-point
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तलवार सूत्री
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السيف نقطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

меч - точка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espada de ponto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তলোয়ার দফা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épée points
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Titik pedang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwert -Punkt-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

剣ポイント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칼 점
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pedhang-titik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thanh kiếm điểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாள் புள்ளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तलवार-बिंदू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kılıç noktalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spada - point
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miecz - punkt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

меч -точка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sabie - punct
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπαθί - σημείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swaard - punt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svärd - punkt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sverd - punkt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sword-point

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWORD-POINT»

The term «sword-point» is normally little used and occupies the 132.975 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWORD-POINT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sword-point» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sword-point» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sword-point

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWORD-POINT»

Discover the use of sword-point in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sword-point and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sword Point
The Soviet invasion of Iran triggers the deployment of American troops and the fury of modern war, but the stakes are raised immeasurably when it is rumored that Iran is building a nuclear device
Harold Coyle, 1990
2
At Sword's Point
When a series of gruesome murders baffles European police, LAPD detective John Drummond risks his own life to stop the killers, a generation of Nazi vampires with a thirst for world domination. Original.
Scott MacMillan, Katherine Kurtz, 1994
3
At Sword's Point: A documentary history of the Utah War to 1858
The Utah War of 1857-58, the unprecedented armed confrontation between Mormon Utah Territory and the U.S. government, was the most extensive American military action between the Mexican and Civil wars.
William P. MacKinnon, 2008
4
At Sword's Point
The definitive account of a crucial but enigmatic American episode
William P. MacKinnon, 2008
5
The American coast pilot: containing directions for the ...
Governor's Island, which lies before the harbor : but you must be careful to avoid a shoal which runs off from a low beach point on the west end of Governor's Island, called Sword Point; there is also a shoal which spits off from the next point of ...
Edmund Blunt, George William Blunt, 1854
6
Instructions for the sword, carbine, pistol, and lance ...
Two — Cut horizontally from rear to front at Cavalry, and prepare for Cut " Three " at Infantry, arm bent, hand over the right shoulder, sword point downwards, and bend the body over to the left. Three — Cut low from front to rear, and prepare for  ...
War office adjutant general's dept, 1864
7
German-American Names
Ortlieb, Ortlip (point of sword + dear) 46, 48 Ortman, Ortmann, Orthmann, Ortmeyer, Ortner (dweller at the end of the village) 94, 93 Ortner, see Ortmann Ortolf (sword point + wolf) 46, 47 Ortwein, Ordwin (sword point + friend) 46, 48 Ortwig, ...
George Fenwick Jones, 2006
8
Peter Pan, E Script with Site Licence to Copy
Hook holds his sword-point to her throat and is forcing her further and further towards the end of the gang-plank. Just at this point there is a great cheer from the boys as they notice the remaining band of Piccaninny warriors climbing the nets ...
David Barrett
9
The Atlantic Monthly
I was curious to measure the exact depth, and found that the flesh rose so far around the sword- point that I could sink a finger in beyond the first joint. She received this succor twice. The sword was one of the sharpest I have ever seen.
‎1864
10
Atlantic Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, Art and Politics
I was curious to measure the exact depth, and found that the flesh rose so far around the sword- point that I could sink a finger in beyond the first joint. She received this succor twice. The sword was one of the sharpest I have ever seen.
‎1864

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWORD-POINT»

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1
Mum almost raped at sword-point as baby watched in Goonellabah
A WOMAN'S 23-month-old son was with her when two teenagers allegedly tried to rape her at sword-point in NSW's far north, police have revealed. Strike force ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Mum almost raped while baby watched
A WOMAN'S 23-month-old son was with her when two teenagers allegedly tried to rape her at sword-point in NSW's far north, police have revealed. Strike force ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
3
Hugh Jackman takes on Brisbane boy in new Peter Pan movie
Jackman, who is almost unrecognisable as villain Blackbeard, is seen threatening Miller's Peter Pan at sword-point in the two-minute teaser as the two battle it ... «Courier Mail, May 15»
4
Gunpowder, swordfights and military rebellion: the secret life of …
In 1797 the boys of Rugby school took staff prisoner at sword-point, he continued, as a “force of soldiers, special constables and farmers armed with horsewhips” ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
5
Cathedral remembers anniversary of St Thomas Becket's death
The Archbishop, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, was giving the early morning communion; the only service to be held at the Altar of the Sword-Point, the spot ... «Canterbury Times, Dec 14»
6
Man Holding Elderly Relative At Sword-Point Surrenders Peacefully …
LAKE ELSINORE (CBSLA.com) — A 47-year-old man was in custody Sunday after allegedly holding an elderly family member at sword-point in a stand-off with ... «CBS Local, Oct 14»
7
Sword-point kidnapping victim changes story
Josue Vargas, 27, testified during a preliminary hearing that he was in fact forced out of his home at 62 Hutson St. July 11 at sword-point, but when defense ... «Citizens Voice, Aug 14»
8
Man kidnapped at sword-point Friday survived earlier WB shooting
Recently, he survived a gunshot wound to the head. Now, he survived a kidnapping at sword-point. Josue Vargas, 27, was kidnapped from his residence at 62 ... «Citizens Voice, Jul 14»

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