gunpoint

/ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/
noun
  1. The point of a gun, used especially in the phrase 'at gunpoint' to describe a situation where someone is threatened with a gun.
    • She escaped from the carjacker who had kept her at gunpoint.
    • The robber held the store clerk at gunpoint and demanded money.
    • The hostages were forced at gunpoint to lie on the floor.
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