point-to-point

noun

: a cross-country steeplechase

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The upside of that is that the angle of the trip switched from more race-focused to becoming more of a point-to-point expedition. Jerry Perez, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026 At the end of his first year as CEO, a blizzard known as Winter Storm Elliott triggered an operational meltdown, stranding thousands of Southwest customers at the height of the holiday season, paralyzing the company’s point-to-point network, and plunging the company into a profit-killing crisis. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026 Nvidia is targeting 2028 for point-to-point self-driving features in consumer cars. Kif Leswing, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026 To that end, the Google Alphabet spin-off company Taara is rolling out point-to-point laser data connections. IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for point-to-point

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of point-to-point was in 1898

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“Point-to-point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-to-point. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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