Princeton's WordNet

1. checkpoint(noun)

   a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. checkpoint(noun)ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt

   a place where traffic is stopped for security checks

   border checkpoints

Wiktionary

1. checkpoint(Noun)

   A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection

   The travellers were stopped at the checkpoint.

2. checkpoint(Noun)

   a situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event

   After the crash, we rolled back the database to the last checkpoint.

3. checkpoint(Noun)

   A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.

   You can't finish the race if you haven't passed all of the checkpoints on the track.

4. checkpoint(Verb)

   To set a checkpoint

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. checkpoint

   1. A predetermined point on the surface of the Earth used as a means of controlling movement, a registration target for fire adjustment, or reference for location. 2. Center of impact; a burst center. 3. Geographical location on land or water above which the position of an aircraft in flight may be determined by observation or by electrical means. 4. A place where military police check vehicular or pedestrian traffic in order to enforce circulation control measures and other laws, orders, and regulations.

• kontrolepuntAfrikaans
• نُقْطَةُ التَّفْتيشArabic
• контролно-пропусквателен пунктBulgarian
• ponto de inspeçãoPortuguese (BR)
• kontrolní stanovištěCzech
• der KontrollpunktGerman
• kontrolpost; kontrolpunktDanish
• σημείο ελέγχουGreek
• controlSpanish
• kontrollpunktEstonian
• باجۀ بازرسی؛ پاسگاه بازرسیFarsi
• tarkastuspisteFinnish
• contrleFrench
• מַחסוֹם, בִּקוֹרֶתHebrew
• वह स्थान जहां सामानों, आदमियों की जांच होती हैHindi
• kontrolna stanicaCroatian
• határátkelőhely; ellenőrzőpontHungarian
• pos pemeriksaanIndonesian
• eftirlitsstöð, skoðunIcelandic
• posto di controlloItalian
• 検問所Japanese
• 검문소Korean
• kontrolės punktasLithuanian
• kontrolpunktsLatvian
• pos pemeriksaanMalay
• controlepostDutch
• kontrollpostNorwegian
• punkt kontrolnyPolish
• باجۀ بازرسی؛ پاسگاه بازرسیPersian
• د کنترول خای،محلPashto
• posto de controlePortuguese
• punct de controlRomanian
• контрольно-пропускной пунктRussian
• kontrolaSlovak
• mejna kontrolaSlovenian
• kontrolni punktSerbian
• kontroll[ställe], kontrollstationSwedish
• ด่านตรวจThai
• kontrol noktasıTurkish
• (過路車輛，海關等)檢查站Chinese (Trad.)
• контрольно-пропускний пунктUkrainian
• ناکہ ، چوکی ، پڑتال کی جگہUrdu
• trạm kiểm soátVietnamese
• （过路车辆）检查站Chinese (Simp.)