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chokepoint

noun

Etymology

From choke + point.

  1. derived from *pungō✻ — “to sting, prick”
  2. derived from pūnctus
  3. derived from pointe
  4. derived from pūnctum — “a hole punched in; a point, puncture”
  5. derived from point
  6. inherited from poynt
  7. compounded as chokepoint — “choke + point”

Definitions

  1. A point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blocked.

    • First, a hostile state could invade and occupy an oil producer or cut off a key chokepoint such as the Strait of Hormuz.

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