name · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌpɔɪnt/
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name
Meaning 1
A sub-sitio in the sitio of Hilltop, barangay of Ambuclao, Bokod, Benguet, Philippines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The travellers were stopped at the checkpoint.
Since this was rebel country, checkpoints were set up along the road.
2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text A few days later I ford the Jordan River on a bus: Foot travel across Allenby Bridge checkpoint is strictly prohibited.
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noun
Meaning 3
A 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract