checkpoint
/ˈtʃekpɔɪnt/noun
उच्चारण चेक्पॉइन्ट
जाँच-चौकी
Core word
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a place, especially on a border, where people and vehicles are stopped and examined
जाँच-चौकी
- a security checkpoint
- Vehicles were searched at the checkpoint on the border road.
- The convoy was stopped at a military checkpoint.
+ 2 more examples
- There is a police checkpoint at the entrance to the town.
- Drivers must slow down as they approach the checkpoint.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
checkpoint at + place
Use at with the place where the checkpoint stands, such as at the border or at the entrance.
जहाँ checkpoint है उस स्थान के लिए 'at' आता है, जैसे at the border।
- The bus was stopped at a checkpoint near the border.
- There is a police checkpoint at the entrance of the town.
checkpoint (countable noun, plural checkpoints)
A checkpoint is countable; it takes a/the in the singular and an -s plural.
Checkpoint countable noun है; एकवचन में a/the और बहुवचन में -s लगता है।
- Police set up checkpoints on the highway during the election.
- We passed three checkpoints on the way to Leh.
pass / go through / clear a checkpoint
People and vehicles pass or go through a checkpoint; officers man or set up one.
लोग और वाहन checkpoint से 'pass' या 'go through' करते हैं; अधिकारी उसे संचालित करते या लगाते हैं।
- Each traveller has to go through a security checkpoint.
- The truck cleared the checkpoint after inspection.
checkpoint = a stage at which progress is verified
In projects, games and software, a checkpoint is a stage where progress is checked or saved.
परियोजनाओं, खेलों और software में checkpoint वह चरण है जहाँ प्रगति की जाँच या सेव की जाती है।
- The project team reviews its work at each checkpoint.
- The game saves your progress at every checkpoint.
+Collocations 4
adjective + checkpoint
militarysecuritypolicebordertoll
- The border checkpoint closes at night.
verb + checkpoint
set uppass throughcrossmanapproach
- Soldiers man the checkpoint day and night.
checkpoint + noun
officerguardgateinspectionqueue
- The checkpoint officer asked for our identity cards.
noun + checkpoint
roadairportrivermountain passentry
- The road checkpoint was crowded with trucks.
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- Armed guards stood at every checkpoint along the valley road.
घाटी की सड़क के हर checkpoint पर सशस्त्र गार्ड खड़े थे।
- Radhika showed her ID card at the airport security checkpoint.
राधिका ने हवाई अड्डे के सुरक्षा checkpoint पर अपना पहचान पत्र दिखाया।
- The trek has a checkpoint every five kilometres.
इस पदयात्रा में हर पाँच किलोमीटर पर एक checkpoint है।
- Vehicles were searched at the checkpoint before the festival procession.
त्योहार के जुलूस से पहले checkpoint पर वाहनों की तलाशी ली गई।
- Think of each mock test as a checkpoint in your preparation.
हर mock test को अपनी तैयारी का एक checkpoint समझिए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The police stopped us in the checkpoint.
✓ The police stopped us at the checkpoint.
A checkpoint is a point or place, so use at, not in.
Checkpoint एक स्थान-बिंदु है, इसलिए 'at' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ We reached to the checkpoint by noon.
✓ We reached the checkpoint by noon.
Reach is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Reach' सकर्मक क्रिया है और इसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।
§Grammar and usage
Usage (Indian English): check post is common for checkpoint.
प्रयोग (भारतीय English) में checkpoint के लिए check post आम है।