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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWegpunkt
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Wegpunkt
"Das GPS-Gerät zeigt den nächsten Wegpunkt an."
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A intermediate point or place on a journey or route, often used for navigation or GPS tracking.
"The pilot programmed the next waypoint into the flight computer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English words 'way' (from Old English 'wēg') and 'point' (from Old French 'point', ultimately from Latin 'punctus'). Originally used in navigation and surveying to denote a stopping or resting place on a journey, the term has evolved significantly in modern contexts to describe specific coordinates in GPS technology and digital mapping.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Waypoint" is said worldwide
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point de passage
Transliteration: point de passage
"Nous devons atteindre le prochain point de passage avant la nuit."
Wegpunkt
Transliteration: Wegpunkt
"Das GPS-Gerät zeigt den nächsten Wegpunkt an."
punto di passaggio
Transliteration: punto di passaggio
"Il navigatore ha impostato un nuovo punto di passaggio."
punto de ruta
Transliteration: punto de ruta
"El mapa muestra cada waypoint a lo largo del sendero."
ponto de passagem
Transliteration: ponto de passagem
"Definimos um novo ponto de passagem para a nossa viagem."
मार्गबिंदु
Transliteration: margbindu
"जीपीएस ने यात्रा के लिए अगले मार्गबिंदु को चिह्नित किया।"
航点
Transliteration: háng diǎn
"飞行员输入了下一个航点坐标。"
경유지
Transliteration: gyeongyuji
"우리는 첫 번째 경유지에 도착했습니다."
ウェイpoint
Transliteration: weipointokuten
Script: 経由地
"GPSデバイスに次の経由地を入力してください。"
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