waypoint

noun

way·​point ˈwā-ˌpȯint How to pronounce waypoint (audio)
: an intermediate point on a route or line of travel

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The massive island will likely become an important waypoint for new northern shipping routes that open as Arctic ice melts. Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025 Other fun features include orbit flight, cruise control, waypoint planning, and a follow-me setting. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025 With robots that are remotely operated or that navigate via GPS waypoints, the vehicle's actions are known in advance. IEEE Spectrum, 27 July 2011 This includes things like no-fail encounters, waypoints and tooltips in terms of instructing non-dungeon players how to figure out encounters. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waypoint

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of waypoint was in 1880

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“Waypoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waypoint. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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