choke point

noun

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

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In spring, the NMESIS missile launcher appeared in the Philippines' northernmost province of Banates—in the center of the Luzon Strait maritime choke point—and just over 100 miles from Beijing-claimed Taiwan. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025 As an unquestioned component of American battle plans since 1914, far too many of America’s high-tech warfighters take this global choke point for granted. Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 The United States also probed clear choke points in supply for industries critical to China’s economy. Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025 The Biden Administration was committed to reducing these blockages—a special team in the White House constantly tracked the biggest choke points and wrangled state permits. Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 9 July 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 8 Sep. 2025.

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