"waypoint" meaning in English

See waypoint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: waypoints [plural]
Etymology: way + point Etymology templates: {{compound|en|way|point}} way + point Head templates: {{en-noun}} waypoint (plural waypoints)
  1. Any mapped reference point on a route that can be easily identified. Wikipedia link: waypoint Related terms: waymark Translations (any mapped reference point on a route): 航點 (Chinese Mandarin), 航点 (háng diǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), vejpunkt [neuter] (Danish), waypoint [neuter] (Dutch), routepunt [neuter] (Dutch), tussenpunt [neuter] (Dutch), wegpunt [neuter] (Dutch), reittipiste [singular] (Finnish), Wegpunkt [masculine] (German), נקודת נתיב (Hebrew), मार्गबिंदु (mārgabindu) [masculine] (Hindi), leiðarpunktur [masculine] (Icelandic), treoirphointe [masculine] (Irish), ウェイポイント (weipointo) (Japanese), 通過点 (tsūkaten) (alt: つうかてん) (Japanese), veipunkt [neuter] (Norwegian), puing-thurais [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), vägpunkt [common-gender] (Swedish), waypoint [common-gender] (Swedish), tọa độ điểm (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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          "route",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
          "word": "航點"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "háng diǎn",
          "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
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          "word": "vejpunkt"
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          "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
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        },
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          "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
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          ],
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
          "word": "נקודת נתיב"
        },
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          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "mārgabindu",
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          ],
          "word": "मार्गबिंदु"
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          "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
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          ],
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          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "weipointo",
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          "alt": "つうかてん",
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          "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
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          "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
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          "code": "gd",
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          "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
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          "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
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        }
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      "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
      "word": "נקודת נתיב"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mārgabindu",
      "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मार्गबिंदु"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leiðarpunktur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "treoirphointe"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "weipointo",
      "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
      "word": "ウェイポイント"
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    {
      "alt": "つうかてん",
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      "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
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      "code": "no",
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "any mapped reference point on a route",
      "word": "tọa độ điểm"
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