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[ noun ] a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

Used in print

(Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)

Not discussed here are some military problems of modern_times such_as undersea warfare , where the surveillance , sending , transmitting , and receiving are all so inadequate that networks and decision_making are not the bottlenecks .

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narrowing

2
[ verb ] slow down or impede by creating an obstruction

Examples

"His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"

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obstruct

3
[ verb ] become narrow, like a bottleneck

Examples

"Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"

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narrow constriction

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