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