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A given point or body upon which troops are formed, or by which they are marched in line or column.
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Topics: government, military, politics, war
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- 1795, Rules and Regulations for the Cavalry, Adjutant General's Office, page 364, Marched from the left, and to deployer to the left.—In which case the right squadron moves streight forward to the point d'appui marked by the Quarter Master, &c. &c.
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An advantageous defensive support; a foothold.
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Topics: government, military, politics, war
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- 1989, Daniel Berthold-Bond, Hegel's Grand Synthesis: A Study of Being, Thought, and History, State University of New York Press, page 40, Its intention and its method is to "stand back from natural objects, leaving them as they are and adjusting ourselves to them," and its point d'appui and point de depart is sense experience (PhN §246 Zusatz).
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A specific note, chord, or phrase that serves as a stable reference point within a piece of music, providing harmonic or melodic grounding.
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Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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A focal point; a centre of attention.
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An anchor point against which one pushes.
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From French point d'appui (“point of support”).
