bottleneck
noun/ˈbɑtəlˌnɛk/
Frequency rank: #13,414 most common English word
Meaning
a point of congestion or blockage that slows down a process or flow.
Example sentence
The narrow bridge created bottleneck that slowed traffic for miles.
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