In military strategy, a
choke point (or
chokepoint) is a geographical feature on land such as a valley,
defile or a bridge, or at sea such as a
strait which an armed force is forced to pass, sometimes on a substantially narrower
front, and therefore greatly decreasing its combat power, in order to reach its
objective. A choke point can allow a numerically inferior defending force to successfully thwart a larger opponent if the attacker cannot
bring superior numbers to bear.