checkpoint
noun
check·point
ˈchek-ˌpȯint 
: a point at which a check is performed
vehicles were inspected at various checkpoints
Examples of checkpoint in a Sentence
Our car was stopped at a police checkpoint before we were permitted to cross the border.
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For weeks, federal agents and local police set up checkpoints across the city, spurring protests.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
In 2007, when Wasefi was eight, an aunt brought him to Kabul — 16 hours away by bus, past many military checkpoints — and enrolled him at the Afghan Children’s Education and Care Organization (AFCECO), a refuge for orphans and children from distant provinces.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Also on the hilltop, archaeologists identified a palace-like structure and extensive defensive structures, including walls and checkpoints at strategic locations, officials said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
His detention began in November, 2024, at a checkpoint on Salah al-Din Street.
—Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
In 2007, when Wasefi was eight, an aunt brought him to Kabul — 16 hours away by bus, past many military checkpoints — and enrolled him at the Afghan Children’s Education and Care Organization (AFCECO), a refuge for orphans and children from distant provinces.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Also on the hilltop, archaeologists identified a palace-like structure and extensive defensive structures, including walls and checkpoints at strategic locations, officials said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
His detention began in November, 2024, at a checkpoint on Salah al-Din Street.
—Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Checkpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkpoint. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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checkpoint
noun
check·point
ˈchek-ˌpȯint
: a point at which a check is carried out
vehicles were inspected at different checkpoints
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