strangulation
noun/ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/ · /ˈstɹeɪ̯ŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/
Etymology From Latin strangulatio (“choking, suffocation”), from strangulare (“to choke, suffocate”); see strangle.
1
The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
- Road congestion in the Manchester and Liverpool areas has already reached strangulation point and it is regarded as impossible for the roads to handle this displaced traffic; buses already take up to three times as long as the trains to cover the same distance.1963 June, “News and Comment: The North-West and the Plan”, in Modern Railways, page 365:
2
The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.
- Related terms
- strangle, strangulate