all-pointsadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌɔːlˈpɔɪnts/, U.S.

/ˈɔlˈˌpɔɪnts/,

/ˈɑlˈˌpɔɪnts/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: all adj., point n.¹

Etymology: < all adj. + the plural of point n.¹

Originally U.S.

A. adj.

Designating a message or alert sent to all appropriate or relevant people; esp. one sent to every officer in a police force, or from one police station or law-enforcement agency to others in an area, giving details of a suspected criminal, a fugitive, a stolen vehicle, etc. Chiefly in all-points bulletin n. at Compounds. Also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1935 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 30 Mar. c11/3 An all-points teletype was dispatched yesterday to warn visiting aviators that the field will not be open to landings on Sunday.

1959 Pop. Sci. Apr. 104/1 The San Francisco police had sent out an all-points teletype.

1984 M. Slade Headhunter 165 There's a note in the FBI summary saying that after the fingerprint ID they put out an all-points pickup poster.

2002 C. Hiaasen Basket Case iii. 26 He even sent an all-points e-mail instructing everyone at the newspaper to refer to him henceforth as ‘T.O.’.

2007 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) (Nexis) 11 Sept. 1 Police have put out a nationwide all-points alert for an escaped psychiatric patient.

B. n.

colloquial. An all-points bulletin or alert.

ΚΠ

1962 Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Mississippi) 28 June 24/3 You want an all-points for a fluffy white dog?

1966 N. Simon Odd Couple (1994) ii. 46 She'll have an all-points out on me.

1976 CB Mag. June 77/3 Pick it off a milepost on the roadside and turn on the lights in your car—they have an all points out on you.

1989 F. Forsyth Negotiator v. 116 An all-points went out for the man.

1994 N. DeMille Spencerville xxix. 318 Can you call the Chatham County sheriff later and see if there's an all-points out for my Blazer or her Lincoln?

2000 G. Blunt Forty Words for Sorrow (2002) xxxv. 248 They had already put out an all-points for the van, license plates and all.

Compounds

all-points bulletin n. a message broadcast to every officer in a police force, or from one police station or law-enforcement agency to others in an area, giving details of a suspected criminal, a fugitive, a stolen vehicle, etc.; also in extended use; abbreviated APB (see APB n. at A n. Initialisms).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > radio broadcasting > [noun] > radio service > radio alert broadcast

all-points bulletin1936

APB1953

1936 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 8 June 21/6 When a public enemy is sought the all-points bulletin is used..or when someone is murdered.

1969 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 July 6/3 An all-points bulletin then was put out for the arrest of the former mental patient.

1977 Amer. Speech 1975 50 55 All-points-bulletin n, earnest plea for help, as in a course. ‘I'm sending out an all-points-bulletin for my English class.’

2001 Philadelphia Inquirer 14 Nov. b4/2 Double, who supervised the set design, sent out an all-points bulletin for old furniture.

2008 ‘R. Keeland’ tr. S. Larsson Girl with Dragon Tattoo viii. 136 He decided that an all-points bulletin should be seen out..for the missing girl.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	all-points
释义	all-pointsadj.n. Brit. /ˌɔːlˈpɔɪnts/, U.S. /ˈɔlˈˌpɔɪnts/, /ˈɑlˈˌpɔɪnts/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: all adj., point n.¹ Etymology: < all adj. + the plural of point n.¹ Originally U.S. A. adj. Designating a message or alert sent to all appropriate or relevant people; esp. one sent to every officer in a police force, or from one police station or law-enforcement agency to others in an area, giving details of a suspected criminal, a fugitive, a stolen vehicle, etc. Chiefly in all-points bulletin n. at Compounds. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1935 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 30 Mar. c11/3 An all-points teletype was dispatched yesterday to warn visiting aviators that the field will not be open to landings on Sunday. 1959 Pop. Sci. Apr. 104/1 The San Francisco police had sent out an all-points teletype. 1984 M. Slade Headhunter 165 There's a note in the FBI summary saying that after the fingerprint ID they put out an all-points pickup poster. 2002 C. Hiaasen Basket Case iii. 26 He even sent an all-points e-mail instructing everyone at the newspaper to refer to him henceforth as ‘T.O.’. 2007 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) (Nexis) 11 Sept. 1 Police have put out a nationwide all-points alert for an escaped psychiatric patient. B. n. colloquial. An all-points bulletin or alert. ΚΠ 1962 Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Mississippi) 28 June 24/3 You want an all-points for a fluffy white dog? 1966 N. Simon Odd Couple (1994) ii. 46 She'll have an all-points out on me. 1976 CB Mag. June 77/3 Pick it off a milepost on the roadside and turn on the lights in your car—they have an all points out on you. 1989 F. Forsyth Negotiator v. 116 An all-points went out for the man. 1994 N. DeMille Spencerville xxix. 318 Can you call the Chatham County sheriff later and see if there's an all-points out for my Blazer or her Lincoln? 2000 G. Blunt Forty Words for Sorrow (2002) xxxv. 248 They had already put out an all-points for the van, license plates and all. Compounds all-points bulletin n. a message broadcast to every officer in a police force, or from one police station or law-enforcement agency to others in an area, giving details of a suspected criminal, a fugitive, a stolen vehicle, etc.; also in extended use; abbreviated APB (see APB n. at A n. Initialisms). ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > radio broadcasting > [noun] > radio service > radio alert broadcast all-points bulletin1936 APB1953 1936 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 8 June 21/6 When a public enemy is sought the all-points bulletin is used..or when someone is murdered. 1969 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 July 6/3 An all-points bulletin then was put out for the arrest of the former mental patient. 1977 Amer. Speech 1975 50 55 All-points-bulletin n, earnest plea for help, as in a course. ‘I'm sending out an all-points-bulletin for my English class.’ 2001 Philadelphia Inquirer 14 Nov. b4/2 Double, who supervised the set design, sent out an all-points bulletin for old furniture. 2008 ‘R. Keeland’ tr. S. Larsson Girl with Dragon Tattoo viii. 136 He decided that an all-points bulletin should be seen out..for the missing girl. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1935
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