waypoint

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:
  [T]hey made their way back to the Grace where Jen was hunched over her console setting the waypoints for their trip to Hudson Bay.

Related terms

waymark

Translations

any mapped reference point on a route

Japanese: ウェイポイント (weipointo)
Swedish: vägpunkt c, waypoint c
Vietnamese: tọa độ điểm

Anagrams

pay to win

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English waypoint.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: way‧point

Noun

waypoint n (plural waypointen, diminutive waypointje n)

waypoint
Synonyms: routepunt, tussenpunt, wegpunt

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.