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checkpoint

noun

check·​point ˈchek-ˌpȯint How to pronounce checkpoint (audio)
: a point at which a check is performed
vehicles were inspected at various checkpoints

Example Sentences

Our car was stopped at a police checkpoint before we were permitted to cross the border.
Recent Examples on the Web Within two years, every player did, and the annual remembrance serves a dual purpose: a regular checkpoint in baseball’s quest to regain prominence in the Black community, and a celebration of Robinson breaking the color barrier. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022 Vlad Buryak, 17, was traveling in a car on the morning of April 8 and stopped at a Russian checkpoint. Michela Moscufo, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2022 At a Russian checkpoint, soldiers checked their phones and checked their bodies for tattoos, said Tatiana. Thomas Grove, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 Asian American residents began more fervently speaking out last summer after a Hmong man was shot and killed in the area by officers at a wildfire evacuation checkpoint. Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 After one more puzzle, the group headed to their last checkpoint: building blocks. Emily Longeretta, Variety, 6 July 2022 Border Patrol agents in Texas discovered three migrants locked inside a toolbox while inspecting a vehicle at a border checkpoint on Thursday. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 3 July 2022 He was assigned to make deliveries and staff a checkpoint in the relative safety of his sleepy village. New York Times, 2 July 2022 He was assigned to make deliveries and staff a checkpoint in the relative safety of his sleepy village. Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of checkpoint was in 1926

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