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单词 point-to-point
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point-to-point in British English

noun
1.  British
a. 
a steeplechase organized by a recognized hunt or other body, usually restricted to amateurs riding horses that have been regularly used in hunting
b. 
(as modifier)
a point-to-point race
adjective
2. 
(of a route) from one place to the next
3. 
(of a radiocommunication link) from one point to another, rather than broadcast

point-to-point in American English

(ˈpɔɪnttəˈpɔɪnt)
noun
British
a cross-country steeplechase, usually for amateur riders

Examples of 'point-to-point' in a sentence
point-to-point

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This former point-to-point winner has since shown useful form both in bumpers and over hurdles.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The switch to fences should suit this point-to-point winner.
The Sun (2016)
Balding's idea of a day off from the stables was a point-to-point meeting.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She got to the fifth fence from home in that low-key point-to-point race.
The Sun (2016)
He has ridden more point-to-point winners than anybody else in Ireland.
The Sun (2013)
He had ridden more than 600 point-to-point winners.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The car was originally designed so that people in Gloucestershire would have somewhere dry to eat their picnics during point-to-point meetings.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

Word lists with
point-to-point

Equestrian events, sports and horse races

All related terms of 'point-to-point'

to the point
Something that is to the point is relevant to the subject that you are discussing , or expressed neatly without wasting words or time.
up to a point
If you say that something is true up to a point , you mean that it is partly but not completely true.
come/get to the point
When someone comes to the point or gets to the point , they start talking about the thing that is most important to them.
not to put too fine a point on it
said to mean that what you are about to say may sound unpleasant , unkind , or critical
to point the finger of suspicion point the finger of blame
To point the finger of suspicion or blame at someone means to make people suspect them of doing wrong or blame them for doing wrong.
point the finger at/point an accusing finger at to point the finger at someone
If you point the finger at someone or point an accusing finger at someone, you blame them or accuse them of doing wrong .
to point the finger at someone to point an accusing finger at someone
If you point the finger at someone or point an accusing finger at someone, you blame them or accuse them of doing wrong .
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