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at gunpoint

at gunpoint prepositional phrase: under coercion by someone with a firearm.

at gunpoint: under coercion by someone with a firearm
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Prepositional phrase

  1. Under coercion by someone with a firearm.
    • At gunpoint I was told to hand over my money.
    • I held him at gunpoint until police arrived.
  2. (broadly) Under coercion in general.

at gunpoint meaning in Arabic and Thai

at gunpoint in Arabic

under coercion by someone with a firearm
تَحْتَ التَّهْدِيد بِالسِّلاح taḥta t-tahdīd bi-s-silāḥ

at gunpoint in Thai

under coercion by someone with a firearm
ที่จ่อ thī̀ c̀x

Questions about at gunpoint

What does at gunpoint mean?
At gunpoint means under coercion by someone with a firearm.
What is at gunpoint in Arabic?
At gunpoint in Arabic is تَحْتَ التَّهْدِيد بِالسِّلاح (taḥta t-tahdīd bi-s-silāḥ). See At gunpoint meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is at gunpoint?
At gunpoint is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at gunpoint in the dictionary

  1. at full tilt
  2. at gaze
  3. at grade
  4. at grass
  5. at grips
  6. at gunpoint
  7. at half-sword
  8. at hand
  9. at haphazard
  10. at heart
  11. at heck and manger

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