waypoint

noun

way·​point ˈwā-ˌpȯint How to pronounce waypoint (audio)
: an intermediate point on a route or line of travel

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Daniel-Davis said that in her experience, most energy projects — renewable and fossil fuel alike — did not go through the secretary’s office, and especially not at each and every waypoint outlined by the department. Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 17 July 2025 The Shahed’s route (its waypoints in latitude, longitude and altitude) is uploaded before a booster rocket fires it into the sky. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 16 June 2025 Those negative waypoints are exactly the things entrepreneurs learn to love. Alisa Cohn, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 There are few waypoints and no glittering trails guiding you to your next location. Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for waypoint

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of waypoint was in 1880

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“Waypoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waypoint. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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