A point is a piece of land (above or below the surface) that juts out from shore into the water, coming to, well, a point. Think of a narrow, shallow sandbar adjacent to deeper water on all around, carved away by the force of the current on one side and with an eddy between it and the shore. A point often provides excellent fishing, but is not so good for the health and well being of a riverboat. S.E. Nesbit