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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
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.
Authorities had established vehicle checkpoints, in part, to keep the public away from these lingering hazards.
“You know, like keeping an eye out everywhere and checking my telephone to see where checkpoints are,” he said.
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.
Teams had to pass seven checkpoints in China, Nepal and India on their route to the finish line.
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