checkpoint
noun
a place along a road, border, etc., where travelers are stopped for inspection.
checkpoints
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pluralof checkpoint.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The gates blocking it, and the security checkpoints along its flanks, will dramatically limit the public’s desire to enter, and change the tenor and experience of a space that should feel porous and inclusive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
We travelled with government forces from Taiz through checkpoints to the line where their control ends and no man's land begins, in order to see the fighting up close.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
His proposal discusses several possible mechanisms, including capability checkpoints, limits on computing power for AI training and restrictions on using AI to develop more advanced AI.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
A seamless grid of autobahns and high speed rail linking a transnational union no longer scarred by checkpoints and exit visas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The only way to get there is a two-lane road choked with Japanese military checkpoints.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
