checkpoint
pronunciation
How to pronounce checkpoint in British English:
UK [ˈtʃekpɔɪnt]
How to pronounce checkpoint in American English:
US [ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt]
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- Noun:
- a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance
Word Origin
- checkpoint (n.)
- 1940, from check (v.1) + point (n.). Originally an aviator's term for landforms or structures of known height against which the craft's altitude could be visually checked. The "vehicle stop" sense is recorded from 1950.
Example
- 1. After all , she was a female checkpoint officer .
- 2. Afghan police officers shot a local driver who tried to speed through their checkpoint on a country road in ghazni province south of kabul .
- 3. I approached the second checkpoint .
- 4. Dweik was arrested at a checkpoint near ramallah last thursday .
- 5. At dusk , a car stops at a checkpoint in afghanistan .