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point de non-retour meaning in English

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point de non-retour nom {m}

point of no return◼◼◼((aviation) the point in a flight when there is insufficient fuel to return to the origin)
noun
[UK: pɔɪnt əv nəʊ rɪ.ˈtɜːn] [US: ˈpɔɪnt əv ˈnoʊ rə.ˈtɝːn]

point of no return◼◼◼((idiomatic) the point when it is no longer possible to stop the process)
noun
[UK: pɔɪnt əv nəʊ rɪ.ˈtɜːn] [US: ˈpɔɪnt əv ˈnoʊ rə.ˈtɝːn]