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checkpoint
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check·point  (chkpoint)
n.
A point where a check is performed: Vehicles are stopped at several checkpoints along the border.

checkpoint [ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt]
n
a place, as at a frontier or in a motor rally, where vehicles or travellers are stopped for official identification, inspection, etc.

1. A predetermined point on the surface of the Earth used as a means of controlling movement, a registration target for fire adjustment, or reference for location.
2. Center of impact; a burst center.
3. Geographical location on land or water above which the position of an aircraft in flight may be determined by observation or by electrical means.
4. A place where military police check vehicular or pedestrian traffic in order to enforce circulation control measures and other laws, orders, and regulations.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.checkpointcheckpoint - a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance
stop - a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta"
Translations
checkpoint [ˈtʃekpɔɪnt] N(punto m de) control m, retén m (LAm)
checkpoint [ˈtʃɛkpɔɪnt] n(poste m de) contrôle m
check-up [ˈtʃɛkʌp] n (medical)examen m médical, check-up m
a routine check-up → un examen de routine
checkpoint [ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt] nposto di blocco
checkpoint [ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt] nposto di blocco


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Deputies said nobody was arrested at any of the three checkpoints for driving under the influence of alcohol or other chemicals, but that two motorists were required to perform field sobriety tests.
1) In keeping with that theme, this article discusses the Fourth Amendment implications of another innovative approach to combating violent gang crime - the use of checkpoints to limit access to high crime areas.
``The point of these checkpoints is not the citations or the vehicle towing but the visibility of the operation,'' said Sgt.
 
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