choke point

noun

: a strategic narrow route providing passage through or to another region

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Over the next two decades, successive Republican and Democratic administrations reasserted influence over the world by controlling choke points in the networks that make up the global financial system. Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024 This choke point is perhaps the biggest problem for data-intensive applications such as graphics, machine learning, and search. Puneet Gupta, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2019 State-level disorganization is compounded by a structural choke point at the local level. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024 In addition to creating a potential choke point in an emergency, the closures hamper residents who commute to work and tourists who want to take advantage of Big Bear’s hiking trails and other attractions. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for choke point 

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of choke point was in 1944

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“Choke point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20point. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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