checkpoint B2 Topic:Places & Geography US /ˈt͡ʃɛkˌpɔɪnt/ See IPA manual Freq #14278 Meanings 1 noun A place, often on a road or border, where people are stopped and checked. The soldiers stopped every car at the checkpoint. 2 noun A point in a video game that you can return to if you fail or restart. He died right before reaching the next checkpoint in the game. 3 noun A stage at which the state of a computer system is saved so it can be restored later. After the crash, they rolled the database back to the last checkpoint. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a point in a video game... savepoint Word family Forms checkpoints Derived forms immunocheckpoint Etymology AI details From check + point. Topics Places & Geography External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # checkpoint **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈt͡ʃɛkˌpɔɪnt/ **Frequency rank:** 14278 ## Meanings 1. A place, often on a road or border, where people are stopped and checked. 2. A point in a video game that you can return to if you fail or restart. 3. A stage at which the state of a computer system is saved so it can be restored later. ## Examples - The soldiers stopped every car at the checkpoint. - He died right before reaching the next checkpoint in the game. - After the crash, they rolled the database back to the last checkpoint. ## Derived Forms - immunocheckpoint ## Etymology From check + point. ## AI Etymology checkpoint is a noun, verb, and name. It is from check + point. Current senses include a place, often on a road or border, where people are stopped and checked, a point in a video game that you can return to if you fail or restart, and a stage at which the state of a computer system is saved so it can be restored later. Derived forms include immunocheckpoint. ## Topics - Places & Geography markdown