checkpost
/ˈtʃekpəʊst/noun
उच्चारण चेक्पोस्ट
जाँच-चौकी, नाका
Core word
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[C] Indian English
a place on a road or border where vehicles and people are stopped and checked by officials
जाँच-चौकी, नाका
- Police stopped the truck at the checkpost.
- Travellers must show their papers at the border checkpost.
- Officials at the checkpost inspected every lorry.
+ 2 more examples
- The driver paid the toll at the state checkpost.
- A long line of trucks waited at the forest checkpost.
Synonyms checkpoint
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
checkpost (Indian English noun)
Checkpost is the usual Indian English word for a road or border post where officials stop and check vehicles; it is a countable noun.
भारतीय English में checkpost सड़क या सीमा पर वह चौकी है जहाँ अधिकारी वाहनों को रोककर जाँच करते हैं; यह countable noun है।
- The truck waited at the checkpost near the state border.
- Three checkposts lie between the two towns.
at / near the checkpost
Use at or near for position; the preposition in does not suit a point on a road.
स्थिति के लिए 'at' या 'near' आता है; सड़क के किसी बिंदु के लिए 'in' उचित नहीं है।
- The forest officer stood at the checkpost.
- The bus stopped near the checkpost for inspection.
checkpost + noun (as a modifier)
Checkpost works as a modifier, as in checkpost staff or checkpost officer.
Checkpost modifier की तरह भी आता है, जैसे checkpost staff या checkpost officer।
- The checkpost staff examined the permit.
- A checkpost officer collected the entry fee.
checkpost vs checkpoint
Checkpost is a fixed official booth on a road, while checkpoint is a wider word that can also mean a stage of progress.
Checkpost सड़क पर बनी स्थायी सरकारी चौकी है, जबकि checkpoint अधिक व्यापक शब्द है जो प्रगति के चरण के लिए भी आता है।
- The transport checkpost is open all day, but the project checkpoint is monthly.
+Collocations 4
adjective + checkpost
borderforesttollpoliceexcise
- The forest checkpost keeps a record of every vehicle.
verb + checkpost
reachcrossset upavoidpass
- The lorry crossed the checkpost after paying the entry tax.
checkpost + noun
officerstaffbarrierregistergate
- The checkpost barrier was raised for the ambulance.
noun + checkpost
transportstatedistrictsales taxcustoms
- A transport checkpost is located on the highway near Udaipur.
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- The checkpost officer checked the driver's licence and the permit.
checkpost अधिकारी ने चालक का लाइसेंस और परमिट जाँचा।
- Trucks queue at the interstate checkpost for hours.
ट्रक अंतर्राज्यीय checkpost पर घंटों कतार में खड़े रहते हैं।
- Radhika's bus was stopped at a checkpost during the Lok Sabha elections.
लोकसभा चुनाव के दौरान राधिका की बस को एक checkpost पर रोका गया।
- A new forest checkpost has been opened near the reserve.
अभयारण्य के पास एक नई वन checkpost खोली गई है।
- Cash worth lakhs was seized at the checkpost.
checkpost पर लाखों रुपये की नकदी जब्त की गई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The truck was stopped in the checkpost.
✓ The truck was stopped at the checkpost.
Use at for a point on a road.
सड़क के किसी बिंदु के लिए 'at' आता है।
✗ Officers checked at the checkpost every vehicle.
✓ Officers at the checkpost checked every vehicle.
Do not put a phrase between the verb and its direct object; move it before the verb or after the object.
क्रिया और उसके सीधे object के बीच phrase नहीं रखा जाता; उसे पहले या बाद में रखें।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
AaSpelling
check·post
✓In the exam
Notes
British and American: checkpoint is the usual international word; checkpost is mainly Indian English.
British and American: checkpoint अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर प्रचलित शब्द है; checkpost मुख्यतः भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी का शब्द है।