point of impact
Where contact occurs
The point of impact is where something strikes a surface or target—a bullet hitting a wall, a meteor striking the ground, a car colliding with a barrier.
The term appears in ballistics, accident reconstruction, and physics: Investigators marked the point of impact on the pavement.
Figuratively, it can mean the moment or location where consequences are felt most directly.
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- crashSudden violent impact
- crash siteLocation of impact
- direct hitStrike exactly on target
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
target · dead center · bullseye · kill shot · crater · bullet hole · dent · entry wound · shatter · force · velocity · epicenter · ground zero · landing · blast · blast radius · contact · entry
- crashesaccident, collision, crash, head-on collision, pileup
- crash forensicscrash scene, collision, skid marks, debris field, brake marks
- Artillery Rangesfiring range, firing ranges, target area, firing line, range officer
point of impactpoint of origin
Where something starts
point of departure · starting point · muzzle · source · origin
point of impacttrajectory
Path of moving object
flight path · arc · course · in transit
point, points, pointed, pointing, pointer, pointers, pointy, pointless, counterpoint