bottleneck
noun
a narrow entrance or passageway.
bottlenecks
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pluralof bottleneck.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Junctions on the M4 in Newport could close, and a new bridge built across the Menai Strait, as part of Welsh government plans for two notorious transport bottlenecks.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The strain from energy bottlenecks has forced digital infrastructure providers to seek out alternatives to bypass local and regional grids, connecting directly to power sources, such as nuclear or gas-powered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Bullish investors will point to the high prices that AI processing power is fetching in the market: Due to infrastructure bottlenecks, buyers are paying, on average, over $20 billion per gigawatt annually.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Moving data between them requires it to be translated before it can be processed, which can create bottlenecks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The sabotage targets had been carefully selected to pinpoint areas that, when attacked, would create bottlenecks in the American war industry.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
