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.

Recent Examples on the Web

There will be a multi-agency road safety checkpoint this week ahead of the event, where police from multiple agencies could stop your vehicle and speak with you. —Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026

There will be security checkpoints at Penn Station, Secaucus, and MetLife. —Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

Since the war began, authorities have set up checkpoints where residents’ phones may be searched, and the country has monitored online activity. —Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026

To maintain order, police are also launching a road safety checkpoint on Highway 80, carving out emergency lanes on main roads and shuttering the 14th and 16th Street parking lots. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for checkpoint

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint
• viewpoint

Kids Definition

checkpoint

noun

check·​point ˈchek-ˌpȯint 

: a point at which a check is carried out

vehicles were inspected at different checkpoints

Legal Definition

checkpoint

noun

check·​point

: a point at which an inspection or investigation is performed

a checkpoint to uncover drunk drivers