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checkpoint

name · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈt͡ʃɛkˌpɔɪnt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: CH EH1 K P OY2 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A sub-sitio in the sitio of Hilltop, barangay of Ambuclao, Bokod, Benguet, Philippines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

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

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • After the crash, we rolled back the database to the last checkpoint.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

Examples

  • You can't finish the race if you haven't passed all of the checkpoints on the track.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: savepoint

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A biological control mechanism ensuring correct progression through the cell cycle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To set a checkpoint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stop

History

Etymology

From check + point.

Across languages

Translations

126 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: pikë kontrolli — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Arabic: حَاجِز (ḥājiz) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Arabic: نُقْطَة تَفْتِيش (nuqṭat taftīš) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Arabic: حاجز (ḥājez) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Arabic: محسوم (maḥsum) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Armenian: անցակետ (ancʻaket) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Azerbaijani: nəzarət-buraxılış məntəqəsi — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Belarusian: КПП (KPP) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Belarusian: кантро́льна-прапускны́ пункт (kantrólʹna-prapuskný punkt) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Belarusian: блакпо́ст (blakpóst) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Bengali: চেকপয়েন্ট (cekpoẏenṭo) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Bulgarian: контро́лно-пропуска́телен пункт (kontrólno-propuskátelen punkt) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Burmese: စစ်ဆေးရေးဂိတ် (cachce:re:git) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Catalan: control — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Chinese Cantonese: 檢查站 /检查站 (gim2 caa4 zaam6) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Chinese Mandarin: 檢查站 /检查站 (jiǎncházhàn) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Czech: přechod — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Danish: kontrolpost — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Danish: kontrolsted — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Danish: grænseovergang — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Dutch: doorlaatpost — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Dutch: grensovergang — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Esperanto: kontrolejo — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Estonian: kontrollpunkt — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Finnish: tarkastuspiste — point along a road or on a frontier
  • French: point de contrôle — point along a road or on a frontier
  • French: poste-frontière — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Georgian: საკონტროლო პუნქტი (saḳonṭrolo ṗunkṭi) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • German: Kontrollstelle — point along a road or on a frontier
  • German: Kontrollpunkt — point along a road or on a frontier
  • German: Grenzübergang — point along a road or on a frontier
  • German: Checkpoint — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Greek: σημείο ελέγχου (simeío elénchou) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Hebrew: נקודת ביקורת — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Hebrew: נְקֻדַּת בִּקֹּרֶת (n'kudát bikóret) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Hebrew: מַחְסוֹם (makhsóm) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Hindi: सीमा नाका (sīmā nākā) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Hungarian: ellenőrző pont — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Hungarian: ellenőrzési pont — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Hungarian: határátkelőhely — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Hungarian: határátkelő — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Icelandic: eftirlitsstöð — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Italian: posto di blocco — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Japanese: チェックポイント (chekkupointo) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Japanese: 検問所 (kenmonjo) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Kazakh: бақылау-өткізу пункті (baqylau-ötkızu punktı) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Kazakh: БӨП (BÖP) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Khmer: ប៉ុស្តិ៍ត្រួតពិនិត្យ (pohtruətpinɨt) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Korean: 검문소 (geommunso) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Kyrgyz: контролдук-өткөрмө пункт (kontrolduk-ötkörmö punkt) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Kyrgyz: көзөмөл өткөрмө жайы (közömöl ötkörmö jayı) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Latvian: kontrolpunkts — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Lithuanian: kontrolės punktas — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Macedonian: ко́нтролна то́чка (kóntrolna tóčka) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Mongolian: хяналтын цэг (xjanaltyn ceg) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kontrollpost — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grenseovergang — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kontrollpost — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Occitan: ponch de contraròtle — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Occitan: punt de contraròtle — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Iranian Persian: ایسْتبازْرِسی (ist-bâzresi) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Iranian Persian: ایسْتبازْرَسی (ist-bâzrasi) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Polish: punkt kontrolny — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Polish: przejście — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Portuguese: ponto de controle — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Portuguese: ponto de controlo — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Portuguese: posto de controle — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Portuguese: posto de controlo — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Romanian: punct de control — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Russian: КПП (KPP) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Russian: контро́льно-пропускно́й пункт (kontrólʹno-propusknój punkt) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Russian: пункт про́пуска (punkt própuska) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Russian: блокпо́ст (blokpóst) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Serbo-Croatian: контролна тачка — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Serbo-Croatian: контролна точка — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Serbo-Croatian: kontrolna tačka — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Serbo-Croatian: kontrolna točka — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Slovak: priechod — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Slovene: prehod — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Slovene: kontrolna točka — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Spanish: puesto de control — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Spanish: alcabala — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Spanish: retén — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Spanish: tranca — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Swedish: checkpoint — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Swedish: kontrollpunkt — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Swedish: gränsövergång — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Tagalog: himpilang siyasatan — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Tajik: гузаргох (guzargox) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Thai: ด่านตรวจ (dàan-dtrùuat) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Thai: จุดตรวจสอบ — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Thai: จุดตรวจ (jùt-dtrùuat) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Turkish: kontrol noktası — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Ukrainian: КПП (KPP) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Ukrainian: контро́льно-пропускни́й пункт (kontrólʹno-propusknýj punkt) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Ukrainian: блокпо́ст (blokpóst) — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Uzbek: nazorat punkti — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Vietnamese: chốt kiểm soát — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Vietnamese: chốt — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Vietnamese: cửa khẩu — point along a road or on a frontier
  • Esperanto: kontrolpunkto — computing
  • Finnish: tarkastuspiste — computing
  • French: point de sauvegarde — computing
  • Māori: wāhitaki — computing
  • Occitan: ponch de salvagarda — computing
  • Occitan: punt de salvagarda — computing
  • Portuguese: ponto de verificação — computing
  • Russian: измери́тельная то́чка (izmerítelʹnaja tóčka) — computing
  • Russian: то́чка прове́рки (tóčka provérki) — computing
  • Russian: контро́льная то́чка (kontrólʹnaja tóčka) — computing
  • Spanish: punto de control — computing
  • Czech: kontrolní bod — video games
  • Czech: checkpoint — video games
  • Finnish: tarkastuspiste — video games
  • French: sauvegarde — video games
  • Japanese: チェックポイント (chekkupointo) — video games
  • Korean: 체크포인트 (chekeupointeu) — video games
  • Polish: punkt kontrolny — video games
  • Portuguese: ponto de controle — video games
  • Portuguese: ponto de verificação — video games
  • Portuguese: ponto de checagem — video games
  • Portuguese: checkpoint — video games
  • Spanish: punto de control — video games
  • Spanish: punto de guardado — video games
  • Swedish: checkpoint — video games
  • Swedish: kontrollpunkt — video games
Real reading context

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