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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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