Checkpoint Meaning
/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌpɔɪnt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection.
nounA situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
Sentence Examples
There's a checkpoint at the border where they look in your trunk.
The coalition force fired at her car at the checkpoint in Baghdad.
The police killed a man for getting past the checkpoint.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Drivers must stop at the border ____ to show their identification documents.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Vehicles must stop at the ____ to have their papers checked today.
Word Origin & History
From check + point.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This is not a videogame, this is real life! People get hurt! There is no restart from last checkpoint."
— 2010 March 8, 20:40, in Chuck Versus the Beard (Chuck), season 3, episode 9, spoken by Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Drivers must stop at the border ____ to show their identification documents.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Vehicles must stop at the ____ to have their papers checked today.