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geographical point

/ˈdʒiəˌgræfəkəl pɔɪnt/
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Other forms: geographical points

Definitions of geographical point
  1. noun
    a point on the surface of the Earth
    synonyms: geographic point
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    types:
    work, workplace
    a place where work is done
    address
    the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
    confluence, meeting
    a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
    epicenter, epicentre
    the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
    magnetic pole
    either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical
    pole
    one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
    port
    a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
    bakehouse, bakery, bakeshop
    a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
    beehive
    any workplace where people are very busy
    brokerage, brokerage house
    place where a broker conducts his business
    central, exchange, telephone exchange
    a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
    colliery, pit
    a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
    creamery
    a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
    drill site
    workplace that is the site of a drill hole
    exchange
    a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
    farm
    workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
    fishery, piscary
    a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
    fish farm
    a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food
    forge, smithy
    a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
    gasworks
    the workplace where coal gas is manufactured
    glassworks
    a workplace where glass is made
    ironworks
    the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
    job
    a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";
    lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory
    a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
    laundry
    workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
    location
    a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made
    lumberyard
    a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale
    oyster bank, oyster bed, oyster park
    a workplace where oysters are bred and grown
    proving ground
    a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas
    rope yard, ropewalk
    workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made
    roundhouse
    workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
    shipyard
    a workplace where ships are built or repaired
    shop floor
    workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines
    studio
    workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
    studio
    workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded
    tannery
    workplace where skins and hides are tanned
    test bed
    a place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions
    waterworks
    workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community
    shop, workshop
    small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
    mailing address
    the address where a person or organization can be communicated with
    street address
    the address where a person or organization can be found
    abode, residence
    any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
    business address
    the address at which a business is located
    entrepot, transshipment center
    a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties
    free port
    a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels
    home port
    the port from which a ship originates of where it is registered
    outport
    a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade)
    point of entry, port of entry
    a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise
    harbor, harbour, haven, seaport
    a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
    treaty port
    a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty
    type of:
    point
    the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
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