POINT DUTY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does point duty mean? 

• POINT DUTY (noun)
  The noun POINT DUTY has 1 sense:

1. the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection

  Familiarity information: POINT DUTY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POINT DUTY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("point duty" is a kind of...):

traffic control (control of the flow of traffic in a building or a city)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)