security checkpoint

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security
noun
uk
/sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/us
/səˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/
protection of a person, building, organization, or country against threats such as crime or attacks by ...
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checkpoint
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʃek.pɔɪnt/us
/ˈtʃek.pɔɪnt/
a place where people are stopped and asked questions and vehicles are examined, especially at a border between ...
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(Definition ofsecurityandcheckpointfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Outside thesecuritycheckpointthere is a play area for kids.
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After check-in, passengers proceed to thesecuritycheckpoint, also on this level.
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Its winding course runs past asecuritycheckpoint, but the restricted area around the base extends further east.
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He passes through an electricsecuritycheckpointby reference to veiled promises to provide a girl for the head guard.
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At the airportsecuritycheckpoint, passengers are screened to ensure they are not carrying prohibited items.
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After thesecuritycheckpointstairs and escalators lead to the departures level.
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Beyond thesecuritycheckpoint, there is a restaurant, coffee shop, gift shop, and bar.
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The expansion will add space for passenger check in, larger departure lounge, and space at thesecuritycheckpoint.
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Originally including asecuritycheckpoint, the road was permanently closed in 2006.
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A separatesecuritycheckpointis available on the baggage claim level.
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Now on foot, they then go to asecuritycheckpointfull of armed men.
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Before the new gate that houses thesecuritycheckpointis an observatory for children to watch planes.
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On day 2, the airport processed 881 passengers through the newsecuritycheckpoint, and had zero problems.
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This did not limit the freedom of the residents, who could easily cross the perimeter via thesecuritycheckpoint.
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The modest commercial terminal is a single large room, divided between pre- and post-security areas by a singlesecuritycheckpointand glass walls.
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The concourses are connected by a large hub that contains a unifiedsecuritycheckpointlocated in the main section of the terminal.
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None of thesecuritycheckpointpersonnel reported anything unusual about the hijackers.
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Their winning project was an airportsecuritycheckpointdevice designed to help protect the millions of people who fly daily.
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As a result, passenger services were nonexistent downstream of thesecuritycheckpointin the gate area.
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Phase one of the project involved updating and expanding food and vending services, improving flight information systems, and construction of a new consolidatedsecuritycheckpointfor all terminals.
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