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point-to-point

noun

: a cross-country steeplechase

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For Los Angeles residents, Hawthorne Airport may become a central point for fast point-to-point travel once certification moves forward. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Nov. 2025 Zoox is inviting people from its waitlist to try the point-to-point service in San Francisco's South of Market, Mission District and Design District neighborhoods, aiming to refine the experience before scaling up. Juby Babu, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025 Beyond just kayaking, this could be game-changing for activities like downhill mountain biking and point-to-point hiking. New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025 Companies are also developing point-to-point travel concepts that could one day connect major global cities in under an hour through suborbital flight. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 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 28 Nov. 2025.

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