Meaning point-blank
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point-blank1570s, said to be from point (v.) + blank (n.), here meaning the white center of a target. The notion would be of standing close enough to aim (point) at the blank without allowance for curve, windage [..]
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point-blank(adj) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion(adj) close enough to go straight to the target(adv) in a direct and unequivocal manner
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point-blankDirect. A term in gunnery; when a cannon is so placed that the line of sight is parallel to the axis and horizontal, the discharge is point-blank, and is supposed to go direct to the object without a [..]
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