Definition of "gunpoint" []

• The point of a gun. (noun)
• At gunpoint Under or as if under the threat of being shot. (idiom)

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• "Having served in both professions, you are correct in pointing out that there are times when holding someone at gunpoint is appropriate."
• "The scene where Wales turns the tables on two mountain men holding him at gunpoint is worth the admission price all by itself."
• "None of the French masters whose works were stolen at gunpoint from a Swiss museum this week makes it: Dégas is at 15, Cézanne at 25."