Home › Words › W › waypointwaypointwaypoint means any mapped reference point on a route that can be easily identified.EtymologyWay + pointnounAny mapped reference point on a route that can be easily identified.e.g.“[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.” — 2017, A.K. Brown, Humans on the Menu (Champagne Universe Series: Book 2), page 41:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.routeway 62% match — A way along which a route can be followed; a road or path. vs waypoint →waymarker 60% match — waymark vs waypoint →wayfinder 59% match — One who finds a way: either a physical route or a means to achieve something. vs waypoint →accessway 55% match — A route providing access. vs waypoint →trackpoint 55% match — An individual record within a GPS of a visited location. vs waypoint →riverway 54% match — The segment of a river or route on a river which is traversed by watercraft. vs waypoint →spaceway 54% match — A route used for travel or shipping in outer space. vs waypoint →pilotage 53% match — The use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination. vs waypoint →