Definition of Checkpoints

1. Noun. (plural of checkpoint) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Checkpoints

1. checkpoint [n] - See also: checkpoint

Lexicographical Neighbors of Checkpoints

checkmating
checkoff
checkoffs
checkout
checkout chick
checkout chicks
checkout counter
checkout divider
checkout dividers
checkout line
checkout time
checkouts
checkpoint
checkpointed
checkpointing
checkpoints (current term)
checkrein
checkreins
checkroll
checkrolls
checkroom
checkrooms
checkrow
checkrowed
checkrowing
checkrows
checks
checks and balances
checks in
checks out

Literary usage of Checkpoints

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. "Welcome to Hell": Arbitrary Detention, Torture, and Extortion in Chechnya by Johanna Bjorken, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Peter Bouckaert (2000)
"Arrests at checkpoints and Border Crossings Russian forces have established a dense network of checkpoints along major routes within Chechnya, ..."

2. Preventing Alcohol-Related Problems on Campus: Impaired Driving a Guide for by William De Jong (1996)
"When these drivers know that checkpoints are being conducted, ... —Beckie Brown, President, MADD The deterrence value of sobriety checkpoints depends on the ..."

3. The High Performance Toolbox: Succeeding With Performance Tasks, Projects by Spence Rogers, Shari Graham (1998)
"Some people compare the "checkpoints" in a performance to the mile markers along a ... In a student performance, checkpoints are used to identify and check ..."

4. A Compact for Learning: An Action Handbook for Family-School-Community by Adriana DeKanter (1999)
"National checkpoints Many state academic standards are based on current research, which connects these standards to national measures of success. ..."

5. Prevention Primer: An Encyclopedia of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"A review of nine case studies on the use of sobriety checkpoints found that the evidence shows checkpoints to be "capable of reducing the extent of drunk ..."

6. Border Security/anti-infiltration OperationsTechnolo (1993)
"Military police dog teams may « employed on patrols and at checkpoints hroughout the urban area. (1) Patrol dogs may be employed with mili- ary police or ..."

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