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

The Houthis have ramped up attacks on targets in Saudi Arabia and launched a lightning ground offensive to exercise control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital oil choke point that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and to global markets. — Anniek Bao,sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

The strait is a choke point that connects the Red Sea to the open ocean and Saudi Arabia's key Asian markets. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Reuters reported Friday that only seven vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, compared with a prewar daily average of 125, underscoring the pressure already facing the region’s other critical maritime choke point. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

The most reliable tactic is to occupy a choke point where doves enter a field in the morning and in the evening. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 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