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Take point



In modern military parlance, take point or to walk point is an idiom referring to assuming the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation, that is, the lead element advancing through hostile or unsecured territory.Céileachair, Daithí Ó (2005) "Language and Knives"; "Point" definition 30a & b The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed.



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