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Definition of Chokepoint

1. Noun. A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel.

2. Noun. A point of congestion or blockage. "The bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour"

Definition of Chokepoint

1. Noun. A point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blocked. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chokepoint

chokeberry chokebore chokebores chokecherries chokecherry chokecherry tree choked choked disk choked the chicken chokedamp

chokedamps chokedar chokedars chokehold chokeholds chokepoint (current term) chokepoints choker chokers chokes

chokes the chicken chokeslam choketh chokey chokeys chokidar chokidars chokier chokies chokiest

Literary usage of Chokepoint

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Digest of Education Statistics (1999) edited by Thomas D. Snyder (2000)
"Well sir, that specific area in the Pacific Northwest of the United States that borders Canada is a natural chokepoint, a chokepoint being in that its ..."

2. The Revenge of the Melians: Asymmetric Threats & the Next QDR by Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr. (2001)
"The long coastline of Iran gave ample opportunity to attack the shipping channel that ran the length of the Gulf and the natural chokepoint of the Strait of ..."

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