checkpoint

[ chek-point ]

noun

1. a place along a road, border, etc., where travelers are stopped for inspection.
2. a point or item, especially in a procedure, for notation, inspection, or confirmation.

checkpoint

/ ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt /

noun

1. a place, as at a frontier or in a motor rally, where vehicles or travellers are stopped for official identification, inspection, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of checkpoint¹

First recorded in 1935–40; check ¹ + point

Example Sentences

The researchers engineered yeast to act as single-celled drug factories and produce immune checkpoint inhibitors -- anticancer drugs that alert immune cells to the presence of cancer cells.

From Science Daily

However, Mr Dujarric said the aid workers were forced to offload all the food supplies and some of the medical supplies they were transporting at an Israeli military checkpoint before reaching the hospital.

From BBC

Its envoys could only grasp for minor wins such as pauses in the fighting or opening checkpoints for aid convoys.

From BBC

Access was also reduced owing to closure of areas by Israeli security forces, delays in coordination of safe routes, checkpoints, searches or destruction of roads.

From Salon

Mohammed says they were held at the checkpoint for six to seven hours.

From BBC