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take_point
take point
English
Verb
take point (third-person singular simple present takes point, present participle taking point, simple past took point, past participle taken point)
- (military) In combat, to assume the first and most exposed position in a formation; to serve as the lead soldier/unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory.
- By extension, to assume a key role in an operation.
- 2012, Sep. 15th, The Economist, The war in Syria: Death from the skies
Translations
to be the first, to lead in the combat
to assume a key role in an operation
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Derived terms
See also
- point taken, unrelated