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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Worse yet, the Transportation Security Administration will not issue a refund to applicants who attempt to enroll in TSA PreCheck or renew the service to speed up travel screening through security checkpoints if the consumer uses a fraudulent website.
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
The public cannot dine or shop at CVG for those establishments in the concourses past the security checkpoint.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2024
Li visited Palm Beach at least four more times after the incident and drove up to the north checkpoint but didn't attempt to enter Mar-a-Lago, the affidavit said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
Driving the news: Capitol police chief Thomas Manger told reporters the suspect, identified only as a white male from outside D.C., was arrested at a security checkpoint at the Capitol Visitor Center at roughly 12:20 pm ET.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
The public cannot dine or shop at CVG for those establishments in the concourses past the security checkpoint.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2024
Li visited Palm Beach at least four more times after the incident and drove up to the north checkpoint but didn't attempt to enter Mar-a-Lago, the affidavit said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
Driving the news: Capitol police chief Thomas Manger told reporters the suspect, identified only as a white male from outside D.C., was arrested at a security checkpoint at the Capitol Visitor Center at roughly 12:20 pm ET.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Checkpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkpoint. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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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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