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Definition of Point duty
1. Noun. The control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection.
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Point duty
1. Noun. Traffic control by a police officer stationed at an intersection. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Point Duty
Literary usage of Point duty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Argentina, the El Dorado of To-day: With Notes on Uruguay and Chile by William Henry Koebel (1907)
"... of “point duty “—The Force as It was—The “Cochero “—His relations with the
Public—The coming “Motor ‘L-The Tramway system—A confusing ..."
2. Modern Argentina, the El Dorado of To-day: With Notes on Uruguay and Chile by William Henry Koebel (1907)
"... Buenos Aires Police—Methods and Efficiency— System of " point duty "—The Force
as it was—The " Cochero "—His relations with the Public—The coming ..."
3. European Police Systems by Raymond Blaine Fosdick (1915)
"The beat of a London constable is changed regularly every month; there are no
permanent assignments either for patrol or point duty. ..."
4. Practical Town Planning by John Sutton Nettlefold (1914)
"No wonder vast sums of public money are spent every year in providing policemen
on point duty, and no wonder that anyone using the streets of London in the ..."
5. The Law of Torts by Melville Madison Bigelow (1908)
"We have already seen that whether we speak of the breach, by the defendant, of
the plaintiffs right, or of the defendant's Legal point duty to respect that ..."
6. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1898)
"... may we suggest that Constables on point duty hare them F They would be much
appreciated these cold ..."
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