check ‧ point /ˈtʃekpɔɪnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a place, especially on a border, where an official person examines vehicles or people:
They had to cross five military checkpoints.
check ‧ point /ˈtʃekpɔɪnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a place, especially on a border, where an official person examines vehicles or people:
They had to cross five military checkpoints.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012