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chokepoint

chokepoint noun: a point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blocked.

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

Synonyms of chokepoint

Forms of chokepoint

pluralchokepoints
alternative formchoke point

Origin of chokepoint

From choke + point.

Questions about chokepoint

What does chokepoint mean?
Chokepoint means a point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blocked.
What part of speech is chokepoint?
Chokepoint is a noun.
What is the plural of chokepoint?
The plural of chokepoint is chokepoints.

Words near chokepoint in the dictionary

  1. chokeheld
  2. chokehold
  3. chokeholded
  4. chokeholding
  5. chokeholds
  6. chokepoint
  7. chokepoints
  8. choker
  9. choker chain
  10. choker chains
  11. choker fan

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