checkpoint


check·point

noun \ˈchek-ˌpint\

Definition of CHECKPOINT

: a point at which a check is performed <vehicles were inspected at various checkpoints>

Examples of CHECKPOINT

  1. Our car was stopped at a police checkpoint before we were permitted to cross the border.

First Known Use of CHECKPOINT

1926

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