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Synonyms for bottleneck
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bot-l-nek |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɒt lˌnɛk |
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Définition of bottleneck
Origin :- also bttle-neck, "narrow entrance, spot where traffic becomes congested," 1896; from bottle (n.) + neck (n.). Meaning "anything which obstructs a flow" is from 1922; the verb in this sense is from 1928.
- noun obstacle
- We have already reached the point where shipping is no longer the bottleneck in the return of troops from the European theater.
- Extract from : « State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman » by Harry S. Truman
- This enables it to do its intended job without acting as a bottleneck in jobs requiring the power of the front end.
- Extract from : « On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969 » by H. W. Fulbright et al.
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