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.
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Amin recalled Afghan villagers accusing U.S. soldiers of stealing jewels and objecting to a military checkpoint.
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Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
He was told the checkpoint in Woodland was for vehicle emissions, not immigration reasons.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
At a checkpoint a few blocks away, a National Guardsman with a Humvee and an automatic rifle checked my ID and waved me through.
—Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Adra, meanwhile, had to endure countless checkpoints in making his way to the nearest airport available to him in Jordan.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
He was told the checkpoint in Woodland was for vehicle emissions, not immigration reasons.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
At a checkpoint a few blocks away, a National Guardsman with a Humvee and an automatic rifle checked my ID and waved me through.
—Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Adra, meanwhile, had to endure countless checkpoints in making his way to the nearest airport available to him in Jordan.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Checkpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkpoint. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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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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