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.
Recent Examples on the Web
At Augusta, paper tickets, known as badges in Masters parlance, are compulsory, and guards search for phones at security checkpoints.
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Alan Blinder Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
More than 1,500 firearms were found on travelers screened at airport security checkpoints across the country in the first three months of the year, according to federal officials.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
But today those routine border crossings have become nightmares for shippers–and not just because of the extra cost (and pollution) from sitting in long lines at checkpoints.
—Andrea Adkins-Hutchins, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
On February 26 – three days before the deadly incident on Al Rashid Street – videos shared with CNN by eyewitnesses showed heavy tank fire on Palestinian civilians gathered for an aid delivery along the same stretch, near the checkpoint.
—Katie Polglase, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has extra aviation department staffers on hand to keep ticket counters and security checkpoints running smoothly but has warned of long lines at rental car desks.
—Maura Barrett, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Among the problems aid officials cite: A lack of direct contact with Israel’s Southern Command, which oversees Gaza; delays at checkpoints on north-south routes; and poor communications infrastructure inside the territory.
—Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Famine is 'imminent' in northern Gaza, with many facing 'catastrophic' levels of hunger: Report
During the operation, the IDF said about 3,700 Gazans have passed through an Israeli checkpoint near the hospital and moved south, where the majority of Gazans currently are.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
More airports are adding it at security checkpoints too.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
Alan Blinder Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
More than 1,500 firearms were found on travelers screened at airport security checkpoints across the country in the first three months of the year, according to federal officials.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
But today those routine border crossings have become nightmares for shippers–and not just because of the extra cost (and pollution) from sitting in long lines at checkpoints.
—Andrea Adkins-Hutchins, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
On February 26 – three days before the deadly incident on Al Rashid Street – videos shared with CNN by eyewitnesses showed heavy tank fire on Palestinian civilians gathered for an aid delivery along the same stretch, near the checkpoint.
—Katie Polglase, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has extra aviation department staffers on hand to keep ticket counters and security checkpoints running smoothly but has warned of long lines at rental car desks.
—Maura Barrett, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Among the problems aid officials cite: A lack of direct contact with Israel’s Southern Command, which oversees Gaza; delays at checkpoints on north-south routes; and poor communications infrastructure inside the territory.
—Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Famine is 'imminent' in northern Gaza, with many facing 'catastrophic' levels of hunger: Report
During the operation, the IDF said about 3,700 Gazans have passed through an Israeli checkpoint near the hospital and moved south, where the majority of Gazans currently are.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
More airports are adding it at security checkpoints too.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Checkpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkpoint. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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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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