| chokepoint 
 
 1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
 • Syn:
 constriction, bottleneck
 • Derivationally related forms:
 bottleneck (for: bottleneck), constrict (for: constriction)
 • Hypernyms:
 narrowing
 2. a point of congestion or blockage
 - the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour
 • Hypernyms:
 point
 
 
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