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 Strait of Hormuz is nearly empty as threats from Iran deter oil and gas tankers from passing through the key choke point. —Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026

Iran has also ordered the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the most important choke point in the world for oil and LNG exports. —Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026

With the Strait of Hormuz—the world’s biggest choke point for oil and gas flows—essentially shut down because of the violence, prices could surge much higher if oil flows haven’t resumed by the end of the week or shortly thereafter, energy analysts said. —Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026

Whether oil traffic through the strait drops significantly depends on whether Iran has the military might to blockade the essential oil choke point, experts said. —Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 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