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at swordpoint

at swordpoint prepositional phrase: being threatened with a sword; under coercion.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Being threatened with a sword; under coercion.

Questions about at swordpoint

What does at swordpoint mean?
At swordpoint means being threatened with a sword; under coercion.
What part of speech is at swordpoint?
At swordpoint is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at swordpoint in the dictionary

  1. at someone's service
  2. at someone's throat
  3. at spearpoint
  4. at speed
  5. at stake
  6. at swordpoint
  7. at swords' points
  8. at symbol
  9. at symbols
  10. At Ta'if
  11. at table

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