noun
the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑traffic control
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noun Britain : the directing of traffic by a policeman stationed typically at an intersection — compare pointsman
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point duty noun
The duty of a policeman stationed at a particular point to regulate traffic
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Main Entry: ↑point
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point duty,
British. the duty of a policeman assigned to direct traffic at a point in a thoroughfare.
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the job of controlling traffic that is done by a police officer standing in the middle of the road
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to be on point duty
Useful english dictionary. 2012.