"checkpoint" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "check + point",
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  "etymology_text": "check + point",
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      "form": "checkpoint",
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    {
      "form": "checkpoints",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The travellers were stopped at the checkpoint."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A checkpoint is a place along a road where travellers are stopped for inspection."
      ],
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "customs"
        }
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Video games",
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          "source": "w"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You can't finish the race if you haven't passed all of the checkpoints on the track."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A checkpoint is a point on a map or level that the player can resume at if they die or restart from if they choose to."
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  "word": "checkpoint"
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "checkpoint",
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    },
    {
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          "text": "The travellers were stopped at the checkpoint."
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        "A checkpoint is a place along a road where travellers are stopped for inspection."
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "customs"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You can't finish the race if you haven't passed all of the checkpoints on the track."
        }
      ],
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