point-blank

Definitions

1. 1.(Mil.) (a) With all small arms, the second point in which the natural line of sight, when horizontal, cuts the trajectory. (b) With artillery, the point where the projectile first strikes the horizontal plane on which the gun stands, the axis of the piece being horizontal.
2. 2.Directed in a line toward the object aimed at; aimed directly toward the mark.
3. 3.Hence, direct; plain; unqualified; -- said of language; as, a point-blank assertion. Point-blank range, the extent of the apparent right line of a ball discharged. -- Point-blank shot, the shot of a gun pointed directly toward the object to be hit.
4. 4.In a point-blank manner. To sin point-blank against God's word. Fuller. POINT D'APPUI Point` d'ap`pui". Etym: [F.] (Mil.) See under Appui.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is point-blank.

• What is directed in a line toward the object aimed at; aimed directly toward the mark called?
• What is in a point-blank manner. To sin point-blank against God's word. Fuller. POINT D'APPUI Point` d'ap`pui". Etym: [F.] (Mil.) See under Appui called?