way point
noun
a place or point between major points on a route.
Origin of way point
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Words nearby way point
Example sentences from the Web for waypoint
He stated that there appeared to have been clear advice by Captain Simpson that the "false" waypoint was 27 miles west of it.
Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster |Sir Owen Woodhouse, R. B. Cooke, Ivor L. M. Richardson, Duncan Wallace McMullin, and Sir Edward SomersFor purposes of comparison a calculation to the "false" waypoint was prepared and put before the Royal Commission.
Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster |Sir Owen Woodhouse, R. B. Cooke, Ivor L. M. Richardson, Duncan Wallace McMullin, and Sir Edward Somers
British Dictionary definitions for waypoint
waypoint
/ (ˈweɪˌpɔɪnt) /
noun
the co-ordinates of a specific location as defined by a GPS