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

The camera operators inside kept shooting the action right next to us as teams hunted checkpoints among the Glamis sand dunes in southwestern California. —Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 31 July 2025

The woman, who was traveling out of Miami International Airport in April, was caught trying to sneak two turtles past the security checkpoint by stuffing them in her bra, the TSA said in a July 24 LinkedIn post. —Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 26 July 2025

Association between cannabis use and clinical outcomes in patients with solid malignancies receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors. —Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025

Here’s what to know: When is DUI checkpoint in Sacramento? —Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1926, 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