Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A singularity of a surface consisting of a point on a double line or nodal curve where the two tangent-planes coincide.
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Examples
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Though Libya is the immediate problem, Admiral Soar raised another enduring concern —– the busy shipping lanes in the Straits of Hormuz, the pinch-point passageway south of Iran that leads out of the persian Gulf and into the Indian Ocean.
Navy makes contingency plans to send more ships to Libya 2011
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Today, Victoria Harbor is less than half its original size, and at its pinch-point the width has been reduced from 2,300 meters to just 900; the waterfront is lined with skyscrapers, elevated roadways and shopping malls.
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This relatively tiny market is now the pinch-point in a $4.8-trillion dollar global industry.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Andrew Steele 2011
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"The MoD should set out what opportunities and encouragement it gives to those in the armed forces who face compulsory redundancy to retrain, especially into 'pinch-point' trades."
BBC News - Home 2012
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This relatively tiny market is now the pinch-point in a $4.8-trillion dollar global industry.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Andrew Steele 2011
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Using Visibility Master Production Scheduling, ETO manufacturers are able to identify critical 'pinch-point' processes and tie them back to the overall job using the Rough Cut
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Using Visibility Master Production Scheduling, ETO manufacturers are able to identify critical 'pinch-point' processes and tie them back to the overall job using the Rough Cut
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Using Visibility Master Production Scheduling, ETO manufacturers are able to identify critical 'pinch-point' processes and tie them back to the overall job using the Rough Cut
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Using Visibility Master Production Scheduling, ETO manufacturers are able to identify critical 'pinch-point' processes and tie them back to the overall job using the Rough Cut
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Using Visibility Master Production Scheduling, ETO manufacturers are able to identify critical 'pinch-point' processes and tie them back to the overall job using the Rough Cut
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