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choke point

choke point is the alternative form of chokepoint.

Meaning of chokepoint

Noun

chokepoint (plural chokepoints)

  1. (figuratively) A 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

Forms of choke point

pluralchoke points

Questions about choke point

What is choke point the alternative form of?
Choke point is the alternative form of chokepoint.

Words near choke point in the dictionary

  1. choke off
  2. choke on
  3. choke out
  4. choke pear
  5. choke pears
  6. choke point
  7. choke points
  8. choke price
  9. choke prices
  10. choke the chicken
  11. choke the luff

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