point-to-point

noun

: a cross-country steeplechase

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Teton Crest Trail, Grand Teton National Park What to Know: The Teton Crest Trail (TCT) is a 40-mile point-to-point journey over 9,000 feet of elevation gain. Madison Chapman, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025 These advances in the U.S. commercial launch market fueled a new assessment of point-to-point space transportation for DoD logistics. Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025 This creates a single semantic layer that downstream teams can rely on, eliminating the inefficiencies of countless point-to-point mappings. Nagesh Nama, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 The company says the model can replace long drives and crowded terminals with point-to-point flights that save time and better connect underserved communities. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 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 4 Oct. 2025.

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