pointe
11
7.9
- noun
- /pwænt/
- US
:
punta
- The scenic view from South Pointe offers breathtaking sunsets over the ocean.
- Pointe-Pitre
- La Pointe
- Pointe Saint-Georges
Examples
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"A settlement of Half Breeds lies five miles from here in Pointe des Chenes," wrote one farmer in August 1874.
Academic text (1992) -
You'd have to sentence me to live in Sandy Pointe Village.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm sure he said the Grosse Pointe.
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Most of them were the lunch crowd leaving Pointe Orlando and returning to the conventions.
Blog text (26) -
We found Gateway Travel in Grosse Pointe, MI, to be outstanding.
Academic text (2006) -
Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
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Haitians respond by elaborating their homeland identity and connections, a strategy that would not work for migrants in Pointe-Pitre.
Academic text (2003) -
Total CPUE was also significantly greater (P = 0.0001) at the Pointe au Chien location than at the other two sites.
Academic text (1998) -
On 20 September, 2,700 Congolese nationals were expelled from Gabon on a steamship to Pointe-Noire.
Academic text (1998) -
Marie-Galante has become a tourist destination that markets its sugar plantation and local rum distilleries to vacationers from Pointe-Pitre.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
50
9.1
A narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea or a lake
7
3.2
A narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea
5
8.1
A high piece of land that sticks out into the sea
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pointe comes from French pointe, meaning 'point' or 'tip', and is the same root as the English word point. A coastal pointe is a piece of land that sticks out into the water — a 'point' of land — which is why many place names use it.