a bottleneck (in the abstract sense), a scarce resource
Declension
Inflection of trång sektor
Singular
Plural
Indefinite
Definite
Indefinite
Definite
Nominative
trång sektor
trånga sektorn
trånga sektorer
trånga sektorerna
Genitive
trång sektors
trånga sektorns
trånga sektorers
trånga sektorernas
Usage notes
A similar construct, trång sektion, is often used in a non-abstract sense, i.e. a physically narrow part of a road, e.g. "I vissa trånga sektioner kan en betongmur användas, skriver konsulterna."
Synonyms
flaskhals
Etymology
trång(“narrow”) +sektor(“sector”), used since at least 1947 when a book titled Den trånga sektorn by Torsten Tegnér was published.