choke point

noun

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

Examples of choke point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Located in the Persian Gulf between Oman and Iran, the Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most critical energy choke points. — Sam Meredith,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 July 2026

But even with zero trust, identity becomes the new choke point. — Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

The strait sits at the intersection of intense geopolitical conflict and one of the world’s most critical maritime choke points. — Zak Kassas, The Conversation, 23 June 2026

In the industrial era, democracies understood the immense danger of relying on a single source for energy or a narrow geographic choke point for critical minerals. — Aidan Gomez, Fortune, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for choke point

• counterpoint
• disappoint
• multipoint
• needlepoint
• reappoint
• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint