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CHOKEPOINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A point of congestion or blockage
Example:
the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("chokepoint" is a kind of...):
point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
Synonyms:
bottleneck; chokepoint; constriction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("chokepoint" is a kind of...):
narrowing (an instance of becoming narrow)
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