point break

pɔɪnt breɪk

Definition

Definition of point break - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

metaphorical

Rare

critical moment of change or decision

Rare

The team reached a point break in the project.

crisis

crossroads

turning point

surfing

TECH.

location where waves break due to land point

TECH.

The surfers gathered at the famous point break.

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where were we

exp.

conversation recall

ask about the last point before a pause or break

security vulnerability

cybersecurity

weak point in protection that attackers can use to break into systems

BEP

acr.

acr: break-even point

point where costs equal revenue

Examples of point break in a sentence

She realized she was at a point break in her career.
The documentary featured a stunning point break in Hawaii.
He traveled the world searching for the perfect point break.

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French:point de rupture, point break, ...
German:kritischer Wendepunkt, Surferpunkt, ...
Italian:punto di svolta, point break, ...
Spanish:punto de inflexión, rompeolas, ...
Portuguese:ponto de viragem, quebra de onda em ponta, ...
Chinese:临界点, 冲浪点, ...
Japanese:転機, 波の崩れる地点, ...
Arabic:نُقْطَة تَحَوُّل, مَكَسَر نُقْطَة, ...
Hebrew:נְקוּדַּת מִפְנֶה, נְקוּדַּת שְׁבִירָה, ...
Russian:критический момент, место для серфинга, ...
Ukrainian:критичний момент, місце для серфінгу, ...
Hindi:निर्णायक मोड़, लहर टूटने का स्थान, ...
Bengali:পরিবর্তন মুহূর্ত, পয়েন্ট ব্রেক, ...
Catalan:punt d'inflexió, point break, ...
Czech:zlomový bod, místo, kde se vlny lámou u výběžku pevniny, ...
Danish:vendepunkt, bølgebrud, ...
Dutch:kantelpunt, point break, ...
Greek:κρίσιμο σημείο, σημείο θραύσης, ...
Hungarian:fordulópont, hullámtörési pont, ...
Khmer:ចំណុចសំខាន់នៃការផ្លាស់ប្តូរ ឬការសម្រេចចិត្ត, កន្លែងដែលរលកបោកបែកនៅជ្រោយដី, ...
Korean:결정적 순간, 포인트 브레이크, ...
Persian:نقطه عطف, نقطه شکست, ...
Polish:punkt zwrotny, point break, ...
Portuguese (BR):ponto de virada, ponto de quebra, ...
Romanian:moment de cotitură, punct de rupere, ...
Swedish:vändpunkt, point break, ...
Thai:จุดเปลี่ยน, จุดแตกคลื่น, ...
Turkish:dönüm noktası, dalga kıran nokta, ...
Vietnamese:thời điểm quyết định, điểm sóng vỡ, ...

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