Perpendicular Point, the point upon which troops march in a straight forward direction.
Relative Points, the points by which the parallelism of a march is preserved.
Point of passing, the ground on which one or more bodies of armed men march by a reviewing general.
Point to salute at, the spot on which the reviewing general stands. This, however, is not to be understood literally, as every infantry officer when he arrives within six paces of the general, recovers his sword and drops it, keeping it in that situation until he shall have passed him a prescribed number of paces. The cavalry salute within the breadth of the horse’s neck, the instant the object is uncovered.
Point of War, a loud and impressive beat of the drum, the perfect execution of which requires great skill and activity. The point of war is beat when a battalion charges.
Point du jour, Fr. break of day; dawn.
Point de vue, Fr. prospect, sight, aim.
De POINT en blanc, Fr. point blank.
A POINT, Fr. in time.
A POINT nommée, Fr. seasonably.