control point
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of control point
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Because of this role, these neurons act as a central control point for how the brain processes information.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026
The player was said to have been stopped at a passport control point by Border Force guards before he could board a flight on Sunday.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
Proponents of rent control point out that under California’s Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, jurisdictions can enact rent control only on buildings constructed before 1995.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
We drove for nine hours to the nearest border control point, and walked across.
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2022
It was the first time either of them had seen the blockhouse, the control point from which the rockets were fired.
From The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
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