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checkpoint
[ chek-point ]
noun
- a place along a road, border, etc., where travelers are stopped for inspection.
- a point or item, especially in a procedure, for notation, inspection, or confirmation.
checkpoint
/ ˈʃɛˌɔɪԳ /
noun
- a place, as at a frontier or in a motor rally, where vehicles or travellers are stopped for official identification, inspection, etc
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of checkpoint1
Example Sentences
Several voiced a desire for neighborhood checkpoints staffed by the National Guard, which are currently in place to protect Pacific Palisades.
That work was to involve animal health inspection checkpoints, re-establishing the biological barrier in Panama, and surveillance.
That means in more than half of the country, about three in every 10 travelers may not be able to pass through an airport checkpoint starting May 7.
It's non-stop and you carry a pack with everything you need to survive, with five checkpoints along the way where you can sleep.
A few months before, she was traveling along Interstate 8 near the southern border and passed an immigration checkpoint where she saw people detained and handcuffed.
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