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• decisive point — A geographic place, specific key event, critical system, or function that allows commanders to gain a marked advantage over an enemy and greatly influence the outcome of an attack. See also centers of gravity …   Military dictionary

• decisive moment — index crossroad (turning point) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• point — 1. point [ pwɛ̃ ] n. m. • 1175 « endroit, moment »; lat. punctum « piqûre », de pungere → poindre I ♦ A ♦ Portion de l espace déterminée avec précision. 1 ♦ Endroit, lieu. En divers, en plusieurs points. « il relevait la tête et fixait son regard …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• decisive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ADVERB ▪ potentially ▪ He had one potentially decisive factor in his favour/favor: the element of surprise. ▪ ultimately (esp. BrE …   Collocations dictionary

• point — /poynt/, n. 1. a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. 2. a projecting part of anything: A point of land juts into the bay. 3. a tapering extremity: the points of the fingers. 4. something having a sharp or tapering end: a pen point. 5. a… …   Universalium

• Point system (driving) — A demerit point system is one in which a driver s licensing authority, police force, or other organization issues cumulative demerits, or points to drivers on conviction for road traffic offenses. Points may either be added or subtracted,… …   Wikipedia

• point — I. /pɔɪnt / (say poynt) noun 1. a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. 2. projecting part of anything. 3. something having a sharp or tapering end. 4. a pointed tool or instrument, as an etching needle. 5. (plural) Shearing the parts of a sheep …  

• point — n. & v. n. 1 the sharp or tapered end of a tool, weapon, pencil, etc. 2 a tip or extreme end. 3 that which in geometry has position but not magnitude, e.g. the intersection of two lines. 4 a particular place or position (Bombay and points east;… …   Useful english dictionary

• Point system — For other uses of the word point, see Point A point system is one in which a driver s licensing authority issues demerits, or points to drivers on conviction for road traffic offenses. Points may either be added or subtracted, depending on the… …   Wikipedia

• Point le plus au sud — Farthest South Le pôle Sud, l ultime Farthest South, photographié en 2003. L Amundsen Scott South Pole Station se trouve en arrière plan, de l autre côté d un champ de crêtes de glace, ou « Sastruga » …   Wikipédia en Français

• Point d'histoire du Sahara Occidental — Histoire du Sahara occidental L’histoire du Sahara occidental est celle d un territoire désertique peuplé par quelques tribus nomades, qui n a jamais été organisé en État nation. Elle est intimement liée à celle de ses voisins, en particulier le… …   Wikipédia en Français