English Dictionary

point of no return

名詞

比喩的用法

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

日本語の意味

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）

After reaching the point of no return, the pilot calculated that there was no longer enough fuel to turn back to the departure airport.

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。

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

(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.

points of no return （ plural ）