noun points (rail transport, Britain) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another. 0
noun points (automotive) The two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow current to flow or not through the ignition coil. Each surface is called a point singular (there's usually a moving point which is pushed by the distributor cam and a fixed point which isn't), but they're made together in a unit and serviced or replaced that way and are hence normally called points plural. 0
verb points third-person singular simple present indicative form of point. 0
noun plural points the two electrical contacts that make or break the current flow in the distributor of an internal-combustion engine 0
noun plural points the extremities, such as the tail, ears, or feet, of a domestic animal 0
noun plural points the tips of the toes 0
noun plural points (on a railway track) the levers and rails at a place where two tracks join or separate, that enable a train to move from one track to another 0
