point-to-point

point-to-point
\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s)
: a cross-country horse race from one specified point to another with each rider free to choose his own course : steeplechase

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/poynt"teuh poynt"/, n.
a cross-country horse race between specified points, in which each rider is often free to select his or her own course between the points.
[1880-85]

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pointˈ-to-pointˈ adjective
1. From one fixed point to another
2. Across country
noun
A cross-country race, a steeplechase
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Main Entry: ↑point

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point-to-point UK US noun [countable] [singular point-to-point plural point-to-points] british
a horse race in the countryside
Thesaurus: horse racing and other horse riding competitionshyponym

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point-to-point «POYNT tuh POYNT», noun.
a cross-country or steeplechase horse race over a course marked by flags at the salient points.

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1.
n. (pl. point-to-points) an amateur steeplechase for horses used in hunting, over a set cross-country course
2.
adj. (of a route or journey) from one place to the next without stopping or changing; direct
■ (of a telecommunications or computer link) directly from the sender to the receiver
Derivatives:
point-to-pointer n. point-to-pointing n.

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ˌpoint-to-ˈpoint [point-to-point point-to-points] noun (BrE)
a race on horses that goes over a marked course across fields and has fences or walls for the horses to jump over

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