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bottleneck
bottleneck /ˈbɒt.l̩.nek/ aep /ˈbɑː.t̬l̩-/ noun [C]
1 F0 a place where a road becomes narrow, or a place where there is often a lot of traffic, causing the traffic to slow down or stop: » Roadworks are causing bottlenecks in the city centre.Thesaurus+: ↑Traffic jams2 F0 a problem that delays progress: » Is there any way of getting round this bureaucratic bottleneck?Thesaurus+: ↑Preventing and impeding , ↑Limiting and restricting |