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chokepoint

noun

A point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blocked.

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bottleneck constriction

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Meanings

nounchokepoint (plural chokepoints)

plural chokepoints · alternative choke point

figurativelyA point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blocked.
First, a hostile state could invade and occupy an oil producer or cut off a key chokepoint such as the Strait of Hormuz.
2016, Jeremi Suri, Benjamin A. Valentino, Sustainable Security
Synonyms: bottleneck

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blocked.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

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constriction bottleneck

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Also see

bottleneck constriction

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From choke + point.

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Translations

Polish zwężenie, przewężenie

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APA

chokepoint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chokepoint

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“chokepoint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chokepoint. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chokepoint,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chokepoint.

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