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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These are designed to control functions in a compatible Garmin chartplotter (sold separately), selecting options like preprogrammed waypoints and heading holds. New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025 As the film deploys a watery flow, language, spoken and visual, tends to create waypoints. Cátia Rodrigues, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025 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 Those negative waypoints are exactly the things entrepreneurs learn to love. Alisa Cohn, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for waypoint

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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 9 Sep. 2025.

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