POINT-BLANK


Meaning of POINT-BLANK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpȯint-ˈblaŋk ]

adjective

Date: 1591

1.

a. : marked by no appreciable drop below initial horizontal line of flight

b. : so close to a target that a missile fired will travel in a straight line to the mark

2. : direct , blunt

a point-blank refusal

• point-blank adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.