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Definition of gunpoint noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gunpoint

noun

/ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/

/ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/

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at gunpoint

while threatening somebody or being threatened with a gun
- The driver was robbed at gunpoint.
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