Meanings
plural points of interest · alternative POI
- engineeringA point on an engineering drawing that has been added to make the layout of the part easier. It is usually the intersection of the tangent lines of a curve.
- A location that is worth visiting because it is a tourist attraction or the base for some type of service such as a restaurant or shop.
The most important places and attractions of the city (i.e., points of interest) are identified by icons on the map.
2011, Syed A. Ahson, Mohammad Ilyas, Near Field Communications Handbook, →ISBN1 more example
Chicago by the 'L shows you how to go to more than 50 points of interest easily and inexpensively by using Chicago's excellent 'L (elevated /subway train) and Metra suburban rail systems.
2013, Michael Brein, Michael Brein's Guide to Chicago by The 'L': Top 50 Sights by the 'L', →ISBN
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 景點 /景点
- 景點 /景点 (jǐngdiǎn)location that is worth visiting
Czech bod zájmu
- bod zájmulocation that is worth visiting
Finnish kohde
- kohdelocation that is worth visiting
French point d'intérêt
- point d'intérêtlocation that is worth visiting
German Sonderziel
- Sonderziellocation that is worth visiting
Italian punto di interesse
- punto di interesselocation that is worth visiting
Polish ciekawe miejsce
- ciekawe miejscelocation that is worth visiting
Spanish punto de interés
- punto de interéslocation that is worth visiting
Vietnamese địa điểm quan tâm, địa điểm hấp dẫn
- địa điểm quan tâmlocation that is worth visiting
- địa điểm hấp dẫnlocation that is worth visiting
Cite this entry
point of interest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20of%20interest
“point of interest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20of%20interest. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “point of interest,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20of%20interest.
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