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(aviation) The point in an aircraft's flight when there is insufficient fuel to reverse direction and return to the place of origin.

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point of no return

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point of no return

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Japanese Meaning

後戻り不可能な地点（航空機が出発地点に戻るための燃料が不足する地点）

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出発空港に戻るのに十分な燃料がない飛行中の時点に達した後、機長はもはや引き返すことはできないと判断した。

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(figuratively) The point in any process or sequence of events where some development becomes inevitable.

After Munich it became daily more evident that Hitler had passed the point of no return. With every burst of news from Europe the inevitability of war became more certain.

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points of no return

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