bottleneck
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottleThe narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
» The shortage of engineers is the greatest bottleneck to the development of our company.
Нехватка инженеров является самым узким местом в развитии нашей компании. — odexed
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Examples
2 sentencesThe shortage of engineers is the greatest bottleneck to the development of our company.
ruНехватка инженеров является самым узким местом в развитии нашей компании. — odexed
Algiers has many traffic bottlenecks.
Meaning
4 sensesThe narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
Flaschenhals
го́рлышко буты́лкиgórlyško butýlki, го́рлышкоgórlyško
(broadly, figuratively)The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome due to the lessening of available throughput.
It is easy to create entries; processing the paperwork is the bottleneck.
The bottleneck in this computer program is the inefficient sorting process; we should replace it with a faster one.
Engpass, Flaschenhals
у́зкое ме́стоúzkoje mésto, про́бкаpróbka, зато́рzatór
(figuratively)In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
Engstelle, Flaschenhals, Engpass
суже́ниеsužénije, у́зкий прохо́дúzkij proxód, у́зкое ме́стоúzkoje mésto
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
A portion of a bottleneck placed on the finger and used as a guitar slide.
- a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
- the narrow part of a bottle near the top
Forms
plural: bottlenecks| Singular | bottleneck |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel:constrictionchokepoint
Word family
9 related wordsSee also
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