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choke pointnounAlternative form of chokepoint. [A point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blocked.]
pinchpointnounAlternative form of pinch point. [(engineering) A point in between moving and stationary parts of a machine where an individual's body part may become caught, leading to injury]
nickpointnounAlternative form of knickpoint. [(geomorphology) Part of a river or channel where there is a sharp change in slope, such as a waterfall or lake.]
knick pointnounAlternative form of knickpoint. [(geomorphology) Part of a river or channel where there is a sharp change in slope, such as a waterfall or lake.]
signalpostnounAlternative form of signal post. [(rail transport) A post on which one or more railway signals are mounted.]
joinpointnounAlternative form of join point. [(programming) In aspect-oriented programming, a point at which advice (additional code) is triggered (a set of these constituting a pointcut).]
checkrailnounAlternative spelling of check rail. [(rail transport) A rail laid parallel to a running rail to guide wheels through points, rail crossings, and round curves, to reduce wear and the risk of derailments such as those due to flange climb.]
pointbreaknounAlternative form of point break. [(surfing slang) The location where a wave breaks as it hits a point of land jutting out from the coastline.]
check-railnounAlternative spelling of check rail. [(rail transport) A rail laid parallel to a running rail to guide wheels through points, rail crossings, and round curves, to reduce wear and the risk of derailments such as those due to flange climb.]
railtracknounAlternative spelling of rail track. [Synonym of railroad track.]
whistle stopnounAlternative form of whistle-stop. [(idiomatic) A small train station.]
railjointnounAlternative form of rail joint. [(rail transport) A join between two rails in a railway track placed end to end; the rails are joined by fishplates where joints are not welded.]
scatterpointnounAlternative form of scatter point. [Any of the individual points of a scatter plot]
trackplannounAlternative form of track plan. [(rail transport) A diagram of the track layout at a particular place.]
head shuntnounAlternative form of headshunt. [(rail transport, British) A short length of track, provided to release locomotives at terminal platforms, or to allow shunting to take place clear of main lines.]
dropoffnounAlternative form of drop-off. [A sudden downward slope or cliff.]
sticking-pointnounAlternative form of sticking point. [(idiomatic) A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.]
looplinenoun(rail transport) Alternative form of loop line. [(rail transport) A secondary route which leaves a mainline, following a different route to the main line, before rejoining it several miles further on.]
ploughpointnounAlternative form of plowpoint. [A detachable plowshare (cutting blade) at the extreme front end of the plow body.]
offslipnounAlternative form of off-slip. [(British) A slip road by which traffic leaves a major road such as a motorway.]

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