no-return
|no-re-turn|
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🇺🇸
/noʊ rɪˈtɜrn/
🇬🇧
/nəʊ rɪˈtɜːn/
irreversible point
Etymology
Etymology Information
'no-return' originates from the English words 'no' and 'return', where 'no' meant 'not' and 'return' meant 'to go back'.
Historical Evolution
'no-return' evolved from the phrase 'point of no return', which was used in aviation to describe a point beyond which an aircraft could not return to its departure airfield.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'a point beyond which one cannot return', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a point or situation from which one cannot return or go back to a previous state.
Once you cross the bridge, it's a point of no return.
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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:40