'Point-blank shot' definitions:

Definition of 'Point-blank shot'

From: GCIDE
  • Point-blank \Point`-blank"\, a.
  • 1. Directed in a line toward the object aimed at; aimed directly toward the mark. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence, direct; plain; unqualified; -- said of language; as, a point-blank assertion. [1913 Webster]
  • Point-blank range, the extent of the apparent right line of a ball discharged.
  • Point-blank shot, the shot of a gun pointed directly toward the object to be hit. [1913 Webster]