control point

American  

noun

Aerial Photogrammetry.

1. a point located on the ground by precise surveying that when identified on aerial photographs provides the control necessary for producing a photomap.

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Etymology

Origin of control point

First recorded in 1925–30

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control point

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

There is some evidence of lack of consistency with respect to the anterior control point.

From Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico by E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond) Hall