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.
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The grueling mini-final involves a series of checkpoints.
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Heyman Vázquez, a Catholic priest who works in Ciudad Hidalgo, along the Guatemalan border, said criminal groups in southern Mexico have gone so far as to set up checkpoints along the main highway in an effort to identify migrants.
—Emily Green, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2024
Currently, more than 300,000 Malaysians commute daily to Singapore where wages are typically three times higher, braving traffic jams and cumbersome custom and immigration checkpoints that could take several hours to clear at certain times.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
One of the most effective approaches is targeting two distinct checkpoints at once.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Heyman Vázquez, a Catholic priest who works in Ciudad Hidalgo, along the Guatemalan border, said criminal groups in southern Mexico have gone so far as to set up checkpoints along the main highway in an effort to identify migrants.
—Emily Green, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2024
Currently, more than 300,000 Malaysians commute daily to Singapore where wages are typically three times higher, braving traffic jams and cumbersome custom and immigration checkpoints that could take several hours to clear at certain times.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
One of the most effective approaches is targeting two distinct checkpoints at once.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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checkpoint
noun
check·point
ˈchek-ˌpȯint
: a point at which a check is carried out
vehicles were inspected at different checkpoints
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