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chokepoint

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choke·point or choke point  (chkpoint)
n.
1. A narrow passage, such as a strait, through which shipping must pass.
2. A point of congestion or obstruction.
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Noun1.chokepoint - a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
narrowing - an instance of becoming narrow
2.chokepoint - a point of congestion or blockage; "the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour"
point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"


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There was actually an officer there, and they were placed at chokepoints," Hinken said.
Iran has said it would retaliate and threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz shipping chokepoint off its southern coast.
At one chokepoint they sent two unmanned buses, one of them burning, speeding towards the soldiers.
 
 
 
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