check line

American  

noun

1. a checkrein.

2. Nautical. a line for controlling the progress of a vessel, as along a quay.

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Example Sentences

I followed a herd of people toward the entrance where we went through a security checkpoint, then a bag check line, which took about 30 minutes to get through.

From Los Angeles Times

Yohannes Laksana and her friend Trisha Pei flew in from Austin, Texas, for the Anime Expo, and on Saturday waited in the “weapons check” line outside the Convention Center’s North Hall entrance.

From Los Angeles Times

Police officers who have formed a check line are holding up a blue flag warning people to leave or face arrests.

From The Guardian

I was pulled out of the medical check line for a high temperature.

From Los Angeles Times

Cooke, Haberkorn and his family — including his 77-year-old mother, wife and four daughters — were waiting in the coat check line when the millionaire heiress reportedly got impatient.

From Washington Post