CHOKEPOINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chokepoint mean? 

• CHOKEPOINT (noun)
  The noun CHOKEPOINT has 2 senses:

1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

2. a point of congestion or blockage

  Familiarity information: CHOKEPOINT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHOKEPOINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

bottleneck; chokepoint; constriction

Hypernyms ("chokepoint" is a kind of...):

narrowing (an instance of becoming narrow)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A point of congestion or blockage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Context example:

the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour

Hypernyms ("chokepoint" is a kind of...):

point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)