pointerpause
nounUK /ˈpɔɪntəpɔːz/
US /ˈpɔɪntərpɔːz/
A short stop you take to point at something and look at it.
The teacher called a pointerpause so everyone could find the picture on the map.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A brief moment in a game when play stops so a player can point out something.
The referee blew the whistle for a pointerpause before the next round.
3. A teaching trick where you stop talking and point to the important part.
During the story, she used a pointerpause to show the key word.
4. A tiny break in a speech when a speaker points at a slide or chart.
His pointerpause helped the audience notice the big number.
5. A short rest used to point out a direction or landmark.
We had a pointerpause on the hike to spot the mountain peak.