choke point

noun

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

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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 The United States will deploy ship-sinking missiles to the Luzon Strait, a choke point for Chinese naval access to the Pacific Ocean, during a military exercise with the Philippines. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025 Fixing one choke point may eliminate dozens of potential attack paths. Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 This vision was executed over time and China has since become a formidable choke point today with nearly all links in the permanent magnet and rare earth supply chain. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for choke point

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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 5 Aug. 2025.

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