choke point

noun

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

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Those permits, whether from environmental agencies or the military, have become a choke point. Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 May 2026 Following Iran’s lead, other nations are now contemplating using their own leverage over crucial choke points closer to their shores. Vivek Krishnamurthy, The Conversation, 5 May 2026 That includes the key GIUK (Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom) gap—a vital naval choke point. Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 May 2026 Exits can funnel into choke points. Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for choke point

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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 10 May. 2026.

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