chokepoint

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chokepoint

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From choke + point.

noun chokepoints · choke point

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.
Similar: bottleneck

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@misc{chokepoint_2026,
  title = {chokepoint},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chokepoint},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}