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Bottleneck   /bˈɑtəlnˌɛk/   Listen
noun
Bottleneck  n.  
1.
A location or situation in which otherwise rapid progress is impeded.
2.
A point at which road traffic slows due to congestion or narrowing of the roadway.
3.
An impasse.
4.
A narrowing.
Synonyms: constriction.


verb
bottleneck  v. t.  Same as obstruct; as, his laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system.


bottleneck  v. i.  To become narrower as one approaches a point; said of roads; as, right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks.





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"Bottleneck" Quotes from Famous Books



... dampened investment. The US-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) has been in effect since April 2006 and has expanded export opportunities for many agricultural and manufactured goods. Energy shortages fueled by high oil prices, however, are a serious bottleneck to growth. ...
— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


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