Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A narrow passage, such as a strait, through which shipping must pass.
- noun A point of congestion or obstruction.
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- noun A point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blocked.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
- noun a point of congestion or blockage
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Examples
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The Malacca Straight chokepoint is a lot more real.
Matthew Yglesias » Predictions Are Hard, Especially About the Future 2010
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In the view of Pentagon planners, the new Fulda Gap — the region where Soviet troops were poised to invade Western Europe during the Cold War — would be the South China Sea, a key "chokepoint" that the Chinese might some day seek to control.
Thank You, G2 2009
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Sherman Island is a "chokepoint" of highways, gas and power lines typical of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
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Sherman Island is a "chokepoint" of highways, gas and power lines typical of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
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If the recess-appointed radical whom President Obama has placed in charge of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid get his way - a man who believes that spending 8% of GDP on healthcare is quite enough (currently it's about 17%) - the term "chokepoint" may take on a whole new meaning for seniors and others needing life-saving or life-improving treatment.
BizzyBlog 2010
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At present, the bulk of China's imported oil and gas comes by tankers passing through a geographic chokepoint: the Straits of Malacca.
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At present, the bulk of China's imported oil and gas comes by tankers passing through a geographic chokepoint: the Straits of Malacca.
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China's aim is to bring Middle Eastern oil into Gwadar, through Pakistan and into the adjoining Chinese territory of Xinjiang and a strategic chokepoint at the Straits of Malacca.
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And we found the perfect chokepoint, Ms. Leonhart told lawmakers, referring to distributors.
Pharmacies Swept Into Drug Wars Devlin Barrett 2012
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Instead of chasing the ants at the picnic, we have decided we had to find out what the chokepoint was and use that.
Pharmacies Swept Into Drug Wars Devlin Barrett 2012
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