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# chokepoint

noun (a chokepoint, chokepoints; also choke point)

«chokepoint» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A chokepoint is a narrow place, such as a strait, mountain pass or narrow road, where movement is squeezed together and can easily be blocked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chokepoint/#m1)
2. (figurative) A chokepoint is any point in a system where things slow down or get stuck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chokepoint/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and history lessons famous sea chokepoints include the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar; if one is blocked, world trade slows, as when a giant ship got stuck in the Suez Canal a few years ago. In battles, armies defend chokepoints like the pass at Thermopylae. In safety lessons, crowded doors and stairs are chokepoints. Phrases: a strategic chokepoint, traffic chokepoint.

### Examples

- The Suez Canal is a chokepoint for ships between Europe and Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chokepoint/#x1)
- When a huge ship blocked the canal, the chokepoint stopped trade for days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chokepoint/#x2)
- The Spartans held the narrow chokepoint at Thermopylae. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chokepoint/#x3)
- The school gate becomes a chokepoint at home time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chokepoint/#x4)
- Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chokepoint/#x5)
- The narrow bridge was a chokepoint for traffic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chokepoint/#x6)
- Fire exits should never become chokepoints. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chokepoint/#x7)

### Note

Written as one word or two (chokepoint, choke point). Mostly used in geography, news and military talk. Related: bottleneck, which means much the same.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chokepoint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chokepoint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chokepoint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chokepoint.html) on Mova free.