choke point

noun

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

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State-level disorganization is compounded by a structural choke point at the local level. —

Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024 In addition to creating a potential choke point in an emergency, the closures hamper residents who commute to work and tourists who want to take advantage of Big Bear’s hiking trails and other attractions. —

Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024 Most of them continued on; Kirkenes was just a choke point on the way out. —

Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 Once constructed, the bridge becomes a natural choke point, and without proper coordination, vehicles crossing it are susceptible to attacks, as evidenced in May 2022 on the Siverskyi Donets River, where the Russians lost an entire Battalion Tactical Group. —

Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for choke point