通つう過か点てん

noun

waypoint; checkpoint

A point one passes through on a route, often used in navigation or as a metaphor for a milestone on the way to a larger goal.

• カーナビに通つう過か点てんを設せっ定ていする。

  Set a waypoint on the car navigation system.

• このプロジェクトは最さい終しゅう目もく標ひょうへの通つう過か点てんに過すぎない。

  This project is merely a checkpoint on the way to the final goal.