CHOKEPOINT

chokepoint

(noun) a point of congestion or blockage; “the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour”

constriction, bottleneck, chokepoint

(noun) a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

29 June 2024

INITIALISM

(noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; “HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.

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