gunpoint

UK: /ˈgʌnpɔɪnt/ US: /ˈgʌnˌpɔɪnt/ ,(gun′point′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

gun•point /ˈgʌnˌpɔɪnt/   n. [uncountable]

1. the point or aim of a gun.

Idioms

2. Idioms at gunpoint, under threat of being shot:
   held them up at gunpoint.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

gun•point  (gun′point′), n. 

1. the point or aim of a gun.
2. Idioms at gunpoint, under threat of being shot:
   He carried out the robber's orders at gunpoint.

• gun¹ + point 1955–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

gunpoint / ˈɡʌnˌpɔɪnt/ noun

1. the muzzle of a gun
2. at gunpoint ⇒ being under or using the threat of being shot