Definitions of checkpoint [ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt]

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Definition of 'checkpoint'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) checkpoint
a place along a road, border, etc., where travelers are stopped for inspection.

2. checkpoint
a point or item in a procedure for notation, inspection, or confirmation.

Etymology: (1935–40)

Definition of 'checkpoint'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) checkpoint
a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance

Definition of 'checkpoint'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) checkpoint
a place where traffic is stopped for security checks
border checkpoints

Definition of '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.

Translation of 'checkpoint'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a barrier where cars, passports etc are inspected, or a point that contestants in a race must pass.
Afrikaans: kontrolepunt	Arabic: نُقْطَةُ التَّفْتيش	Bulgarian: контролно-пропусквателен
Brazilian: ponto de inspeção	Czech: kontrolní stanoviště	German: der Kontrollpunkt
Danish: kontrolpost; kontrolpunkt	Greek: σημείο ελέγχου	Spanish: control
Estonian: kontrollpunkt	Farsi: باجۀ بازرسی؛ پاسگاه بازرس	Finnish: tarkastuspiste
French: contrle	Hebrew: מַחסוֹם, בִּקוֹרֶת	Hindi: वह स्थान जहां सामानों, आद
Croatian: kontrolna stanica	Hungarian: határátkelőhely; ellenőrz	Indonesian: pos pemeriksaan
Icelandic: eftirlitsstöð, skoðun	Italian: posto di controllo	Japanese: 検問所
Korean: 검문소	Lithuanian: kontrolės punktas	Latvian: kontrolpunkts
Malay: pos pemeriksaan	Dutch: controlepost	Norwegian: kontrollpost
Polish: punkt kontrolny	Persian: باجۀ بازرسی؛ پاسگاه بازرس	Pashto: د کنترول خای،محل
Portuguese: posto de controle	Romanian: punct de control	Russian: контрольно-пропускной пун
Slovak: kontrola	Slovenian: mejna kontrola	Serbian: kontrolni punkt
Swedish: kontroll[ställe], kontrol	Thai: ด่านตรวจ	Turkish: kontrol noktası
Taiwanese: (過路車輛，海關等)檢查站	Ukrainian: контрольно-пропускний пун	Urdu: ناکہ ، چوکی ، پڑتال کی جگ
Vietnamese: trạm kiểm soát	Chinese: （过路车辆）检查站
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