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We need to put undercover security armed people at the curbside of the terminal with the uniform of policemen. We need to protect the terminal. We need to protect the security checkpoint, the gate, the aircraft, the perimeter.
Isaac Yeffet

Meaning of "checkpoint" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHECKPOINT

checkpoint  [ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHECKPOINT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Checkpoint is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHECKPOINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of checkpoint in the English dictionary

The definition of checkpoint in the dictionary is a place, as at a frontier or in a motor rally, where vehicles or travellers are stopped for official identification, inspection, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHECKPOINT


acupoint
ˈækjʊˌpɔɪnt
ballpoint
ˈbɔːlˌpɔɪnt
bluepoint
ˈbluːˌpɔɪnt
breakpoint
ˈbreɪkˌpɔɪnt
cashpoint
ˈkæʃˌpɔɪnt
counterpoint
ˈkaʊntəˌpɔɪnt
gunpoint
ˈɡʌnˌpɔɪnt
interpoint
ˈɪntəˌpɔɪnt
knickpoint
ˈnɪkˌpɔɪnt
midpoint
ˈmɪdˌpɔɪnt
needlepoint
ˈniːdəlˌpɔɪnt
nickpoint
ˈnɪkˌpɔɪnt
pinpoint
ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt
pourpoint
ˈpʊəˌpɔɪnt
silverpoint
ˈsɪlvəˌpɔɪnt
standpoint
ˈstændˌpɔɪnt
strongpoint
ˈstrɒŋˌpɔɪnt
telepoint
ˈtɛlɪˌpɔɪnt
viewpoint
ˈvjuːˌpɔɪnt
waypoint
ˈweɪˌpɔɪnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHECKPOINT

checking account
checking deposit
checklaton
checkless
checklist
checkmate
checkoff
checkout
checkout counter
checkout girl
Checkpoint Charlie
checkrail
checkrein
checkroom
checkrow
checks and balances
checksum
checkup
checkweigher
checky

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHECKPOINT

access point
appoint
at knife-point
beside the point
cut-off point
dew point
disappoint
flashpoint
focal point
high point
joint
pick-up point
point
power point
price point
starting point
talking point
to the point
try for a point
turning point
up to a point

Synonyms and antonyms of checkpoint in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «checkpoint» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHECKPOINT

Find out the translation of checkpoint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of checkpoint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «checkpoint» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

检查站
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

(punto de) control
570 millions of speakers

English

checkpoint
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चौकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نقطة تفتيش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

контрольно-пропускной пункт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponto de controle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চেক্পইণ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poste de contrôle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tempat pemeriksaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kontrollpunkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

検問所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

검문소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Checkpoint
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trạm kiểm soát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோதனைச்சாவடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चेकपॉईंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kontrol noktası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

posto di blocco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

checkpoint
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

контрольно -пропускний пункт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punct de control
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σημείο ελέγχου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kontrolepunt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

checkpoint
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sjekkpunkt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of checkpoint

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHECKPOINT»

The term «checkpoint» is very widely used and occupies the 20.477 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHECKPOINT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about checkpoint

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3 QUOTES WITH «CHECKPOINT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word checkpoint.
1
Nimrat Kaur
As an actor, there are many confusing factors that can make you take or not take a decision. It becomes difficult. Your first and last checkpoint should be the story. I always read a script as an audience.
2
David Neeleman
Of course, we should all be aware of what we're packing in our carry-on luggage - anything that might be considered dangerous could be confiscated at a security checkpoint.
3
Isaac Yeffet
We need to put undercover security armed people at the curbside of the terminal with the uniform of policemen. We need to protect the terminal. We need to protect the security checkpoint, the gate, the aircraft, the perimeter.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHECKPOINT»

Discover the use of checkpoint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to checkpoint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Checkpoint
Their dialogue veers from chilling and serious to wacky and crazed (Bush, says Jay, is 'one dead armadillo'). Checkpoint is a novel about a man pushed to the extremes, by a writer who is clearly angry.
Nicholson Baker, 2004
2
Checkpoint Watch: Testimonies from Occupied Palestine
This is a critical exploration of Israel's curfew-closure policy in the Occupied Palestinian Territories through the eyes of CheckpointWatch, an organization of Israeli women monitoring human rights abuses.
Yehudit Kirstein Keshet, 2006
3
CheckPoint NG VPN 1/Firewall 1: Advanced Configuration and ...
This book will be the complimentary to Syngress' best-selling Check Point Next Generation Security Administration, which was a foundation-level guide to installing and configuring Check Point NG. This book will assume that readers have ...
Syngress, 2003
4
Cambridge Checkpoint Science Workbook 2
This text has not been through the Cambridge endorsement process.
Peter D Riley, 2012
5
Checkpoint Controls and Targets in Cancer Therapy
This book builds upon existing concepts of checkpoints and aims to expand our understanding of the inner workings of the critical checkpoint machinery.
Zahid H. Siddik, 2010
6
Cell Cycle Checkpoint Control Protocols
A collection of basic cutting-edge techniques for studying the mechanisms underlying cell cycle regulation and checkpoint control.
Howard B. Lieberman, 2004
7
Checkpoint Next Generation Security Administration
CheckPoint are a company to watch, they have captured over 50% of the VPN market and over 40% of the firewall market according to IDC Research Over 29,000 IT professionals are CheckPont Certified This is the first book to covers all ...
Syngress, 2002
8
Checkpoint Controls and Cancer
Volume 1 introduces all of the important components of checkpoint controls, describes their intricate interactions, and highlights the relevance of these processes to the cancer problem.
Axel H. Schönthal, 2004
9
Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie is an action/coming-of-age story set in Europe in 1966. Four young expatriates befriend two dissident East Berliners and undertake a dangerous scheme to help them escape to freedom.
Tom Arnold, 2006
10
Border patrol available data on interior checkpoints suggest ...
The latter is located inland on a parallel major north-south highway, and about as far north of the border as the checkpoint on I-5. (See app. II, fig. 10, for a map of this sector that shows the location of these checkpoints.) The study reported that ...
United States, Government Accountability Office

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHECKPOINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term checkpoint is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Female suicide bomber kills four at Nigerian checkpoint: witnesses
Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) - A female suicide bomber on Tuesday blew herself up near a military checkpoint in Nigeria's restive northeastern ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
2
A checkpoint enzyme for flawless cell division
Mitotic spindle apparatus preparing for chromosome segregation: an unaligned chromosome activates the checkpoint (green) and thereby ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
3
BP agents find 3 immigrants in trunk at Pine Valley checkpoint
PINE VALLEY -- Three people were found in the trunk of a car at a Southern California checkpoint, according to Border Patrol agents. «San Diego 6, Jul 15»
4
DWI checkpoint leads to charges for Califon man
CLINTON TWP. — A Califon man faces DWI charges after police allegedly found beer cans inside his car at a DWI checkpoint on July 2. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
5
PCSD explains logic behind DUI checkpoint locations
Road safety also plays a role in the selection of checkpoint posts. ... There is just as many reasons to have a checkpoint at Aviation Parkway ... «Tucson News Now, Jul 15»
6
Sobriety checkpoint will take place Friday
Troopers from the Indiana State Police Bloomington Post will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed location in Monroe County Friday ... «The Herald-Times, Jul 15»
7
Checkpoint stop yields heroin charges in Clinton Twp.
Sgt. Mathew Wilson and Patrolman Michael Akers were working a checkpoint on Route 31 north near Halstead Street at around 2 a.m. when ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
8
Two arrested in Marion County sobriety checkpoint
Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted by Troop B officers in ... «Hannibal Courier, Jul 15»
9
DUI Patrol To Conduct Checkpoint In Lansdale This Week
The checkpoint will be in a location that has been identified as a place where alcohol has been a “significant factor,” according to police. «Patch.com, Jul 15»
10
Driver Busted After Trying to Evade DUI Checkpoint
Griswold, Conn. (WTNH) – State Troopers say while they were conducting a motor vehicle enforcement spot check for the July Fourth weekend, ... «WTNH Connecticut News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Checkpoint [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/checkpoint>. Apr 2024 ».
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