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English
Etymology
way + point
Noun
waypoint (plural waypoints)
- Any mapped reference point on a route that can be easily identified.
2017, A.K. Brown, Humans on the Menu (Champagne Universe Series: Book 2), page 41:hey made their way back to the Grace where Jen was hunched over her console setting the waypoints for their trip to Hudson Bay.
Translations
any mapped reference point on a route
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English waypoint.
Pronunciation
Noun
waypoint n (plural waypointen, diminutive waypointje n)
- waypoint
- Synonyms: routepunt, tussenpunt, wegpunt