cutoff
cut.off \'k*t-.o.f\ n 1: the action or act of cutting off 2a: the new and relatively short channel formed when a stream cuts through the neck of an oxbow 2b: SHORTCUT 2c: a channel made to straighten a stream 3: a device for cutting off 4: something cut off 5: the point, date, or period for a cutoff - cutoff aj