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checkpoint

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun checkpoint has 1 sense
  1. checkpoint - a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance
    --1 is a kind of
    stop

Definitions from the Web

Checkpoint

Noun:

1. A designated place or location where people or vehicles are stopped and inspected, typically by authorities or security personnel.

"At the airport, passengers have to go through a security checkpoint before boarding the plane."

2. Something that serves as a point of reference or mark of progress.

"Reaching the halfway point of the marathon was a significant checkpoint for the runners."

Verb:

1. To stop and inspect people or vehicles at a designated point.

"The border security officers checkpoint every vehicle crossing the country's borders."

Sample Sentence:

"The police set up roadblocks on various streets, checking every driver's license at each checkpoint."

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