checkpoint

noun

check·​point ˈchek-ˌpȯint How to pronounce checkpoint (audio)
: 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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Many people have been waiting for weeks for this moment, spending the past few days sitting out in the streets or on the beach with their mattresses, belongings and water tanks, waiting for the checkpoint to open. Abeer Salman, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025 Breaching at least three security checkpoints with little resistance, the two vehicles approached the walled-off compound. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025 Police say Faber entered through the south CVC checkpoint and caused magnetometer alarms to go off at which point an officer performed a secondary hand search, and then Faber was let into the building. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025 These lace-up Be True sneakers, available in three colorways, have a low-top silhouette that’s easier to slip in and out of in comparison to high-top shoes (a major convenience factor at the TSA checkpoint). Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for checkpoint 

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of checkpoint was in 1926

Dictionary Entries Near checkpoint

Cite this Entry

“Checkpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkpoint. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

checkpoint

noun
check·​point ˈchek-ˌpȯint How to pronounce checkpoint (audio)
: a point at which a check is carried out
vehicles were inspected at different checkpoints

Legal Definition

checkpoint

noun
check·​point
: a point at which an inspection or investigation is performed
a checkpoint to uncover drunk drivers

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