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points of no return

points of no return is the plural of point of no return.

Meaning of point of no return

Noun

point of no return (plural points of no return)

  1. The point in an aircraft's flight when there is insufficient fuel to reverse direction and return to the place of origin.
  2. (figuratively) The point in any process or sequence of events where some development becomes inevitable.
    • After Munich it became daily more evident that Hitler had passed the point of no return. With every burst of news from Europe the inevitability of war became more certain.1959, Roger Burlingame, I Have Known Many Worlds, page 216

Questions about points of no return

What is points of no return the plural of?
Points of no return is the plural of point of no return.

Words near points of no return in the dictionary

  1. points of honor
  2. points of honour
  3. points of inflection
  4. points of inquiry
  5. points of interest
  6. points of no return
  7. points of order
  8. points of pride
  9. points of privilege
  10. points of purchase
  11. points of reference

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