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Bottleneck   /bˈɑtəlnˌɛk/   Listen
Bottleneck

noun
1.
A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel.  Synonyms: chokepoint, constriction.
2.
The narrow part of a bottle near the top.
verb
1.
Slow down or impede by creating an obstruction.
2.
Become narrow, like a bottleneck.





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"Bottleneck" Quotes from Famous Books



... the finger and, after a few questions, made out the spot she was indicating. It was a broad peninsula, about two miles distant. Three of its sides rose sheer out of a lake of air, the bottom of which was invisible; its fourth was a bottleneck, joining it to the mainland. It was overgrown with bright vegetation, distinct in the brilliant atmosphere. A single tall tree, shooting up in the middle of the peninsula, dwarfed everything else; it was wide and ...
— A Voyage to Arcturus • David Lindsay
... around the end of the bar, the bartender stood over Kregg, holding the jagged-edged bottleneck in ...
— The Jupiter Weapon • Charles Louis Fontenay
... striking spectacle with which I conclude this chapter. This time, the dish is a magnificent Aesculapius' snake, a yard and a half long and as thick as a wide bottleneck. Because of its size, which exceeds the dimensions of my pan, I roll the reptile in a double spiral, or in two storeys. When the copious joint is in full process of dissolution, the pan becomes a puddle wherein wallow, in countless numbers, the grubs of ...
— The Life of the Fly - With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of Autobiography • J. Henri Fabre


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