chokepoint
chokepoint · chokepoints
A point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blockedA point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blocked.
» Ambush them at the chokepoint.
Значение
значений: 1(переносно)A point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blocked.
Ещё определения
- a point of congestion or blockage
- a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
Примеры
предложений: 2Ambush them at the chokepoint.
The pass of Thermopylae is a historical example of a chokepoint.
Переводы
языков: 1Происхождение
From choke + point.From choke + point.
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Формы
мн. число: chokepointsСинонимы
синонимов: 2Близкие по смыслу
- a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel:constrictionbottleneck