choke point

noun

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

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In Vought’s hands, OMB has acted as a choke point for the funding that Congress approves and agencies rely on to run the government. Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2025 Vaindloo -- Estonia's most northernmost point -- has an area of just 15 acres, but the uninhabited island sits at a strategic choke point. David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025 Rare earth elements—a group of 17 metals critical for producing everything from smartphones and wind turbines to missile guidance systems—have long been a choke point in U.S.-China relations. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025 In modern supply chain dynamics, obstacles are choke points and choke points are levers of power. Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for choke point

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of choke point was in 1944

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“Choke point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20point. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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