chokepoint

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noun

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