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checkpoint

[chek-point]

noun

  1. a place along a road, border, etc., where travelers are stopped for inspection.

  2. a point or item, especially in a procedure, for notation, inspection, or confirmation.



checkpoint

/ ˈʃɛˌɔɪԳ /

noun

  1. a place, as at a frontier or in a motor rally, where vehicles or travellers are stopped for official identification, inspection, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of checkpoint1

First recorded in 1935–40; check 1 + point
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One looks at "simulated military checkpoints" as part of student protests about Palestine - something that has happened in the United States, but not on campuses in the UK.

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Authorities had established vehicle checkpoints, in part, to keep the public away from these lingering hazards.

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“You know, like keeping an eye out everywhere and checking my telephone to see where checkpoints are,” he said.

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Those checkpoints will no longer be staffed as of Saturday, but there “will still be a heavy police presence for the foreseeable future there,” McDonnell said.

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Teams had to pass seven checkpoints in China, Nepal and India on their route to the finish line.

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