noun

checkpoint

CHEHK-poynt

noun

A location where people or vehicles are stopped for inspection, such as at a border or on a road.

"Soldiers manned the checkpoint at the edge of town."

"Traffic backed up for miles at the security checkpoint."

In a video game, a saved point that a player can restart from after failing.

"The game saved my progress at the last checkpoint before I died."

A point at which the state of a system or database is saved so it can be restored later.

"The server crashed, but it recovered from the last checkpoint."

How to Use Checkpoint

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA stopping point for inspection — whether it's soldiers on a road, a saved point in a video game, or a database backup marker.

Common pairings

border checkpoint security checkpoint reach a checkpoint

checkpointed past tense, checkpoints plural, checkpoints singular

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Soldiers manned the _____ at the edge of town.

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