: a strategic narrow route providing passage through or to another region
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The Strait of Hormuz is a choke point not only for energy, but for the agricultural inputs that underpin global food production.—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for choke point