hardpoint

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noun

Part of an airframe designed to carry an external load such as a missile.

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Meanings

nounhardpoint (plural hardpoints)

plural hardpoints

  1. Part of an airframe designed to carry an external load such as a missile.
  2. A metal screw thread embedded in a workbench to facilitate the mounting and removal of specific tools.
  3. BDSMA structure for holding someone suspended with rope.
adjectivehardpoint (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDesignating a type of saw with specially hardened teeth that cannot be resharpened.

Origin

From hard + point.

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Translations

Spanish punto de anclaje, soporte
  • punto de anclajepart of an airframe designed to carry an external load such as a missile
  • soportepart of an airframe designed to carry an external load such as a missile
  • soportadorpart of an airframe designed to carry an external load such as a missile
Cite this entry
APA

hardpoint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardpoint

MLA

“hardpoint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardpoint. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hardpoint,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardpoint.

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