PINPOINT


Meaning of PINPOINT in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

If you ~ the cause of something, you discover or explain the cause exactly.

It was almost impossible to ~ the cause of death.

...if you can ~ exactly what the anger is about...

The commission ~s inadequate housing as a basic problem threatening village life.

= identify

VERB: V n, V wh, V n as n

2.

If you ~ something or its position, you discover or show exactly where it is.

I could ~ his precise location on a map...

Computers ~ed where the shells were coming from.

VERB: V n, V wh

3.

If something is placed with ~ accuracy, it is placed in exactly the right place or position.

...the ~ accuracy of the bombing campaigns.

ADJ: ADJ n

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