# hardpoint

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Part of an airframe designed to carry an external load such as a missile.
2. A metal screw thread embedded in a workbench to facilitate the mounting and removal of specific tools.
3. A structure for holding someone suspended with rope.

## Etymology
From hard + point.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hardpoint