vehicle checkpoint

Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words

a checkpoint specifically for checking vehicles

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Examples (10)

  • Every car was stopped at the temporary vehicle checkpoint.
  • The military set up a vehicle checkpoint on the main road leading into the city.
  • Drivers are advised to have their identification ready when approaching the vehicle checkpoint.
  • Security was tightened at every vehicle checkpoint following the threat.
  • We were delayed for an hour at a vehicle checkpoint near the border.
  • The new regulations require a thorough search at each vehicle checkpoint.
  • Police officers were carefully inspecting documents at the vehicle checkpoint.
  • Passing through the vehicle checkpoint was quicker than we expected.
  • A mobile vehicle checkpoint has been established to catch drunk drivers.
  • The suspect's car was identified as it passed through a vehicle checkpoint.