Black spot

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fungal disease among plants, particularly roses, that results in black spots on the leaves. uncountable

    "In areas where black spot is only a problem after heavy rain or later in the season, restrict spraying to these times, or if yellowing or spotted foliage is detected."

  2. 2
    any of several fungous diseases of plants that produce small black spots on the plant wordnet
  3. 3
    A section of roadway that has been designated as being particularly accident-prone. countable, uncountable

    "Indian Queens is a hamlet just off the A30, a well-known traffic black spot, and Yellowknife was Margo Kidder's hometown in Canada."

  4. 4
    A dangerous place or area. broadly, countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A location with poor radio signal reception, e.g. for mobile phones. countable, uncountable

    "What if—like so many rural parts of the county—this was a mobile black spot? That was easily tested. No, she had no problem dialling her own home number."

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  1. 6
    A subject or area about which little or no information is available. countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "Near-synonyms: black hole, blind spot"

  2. 7
    A fictional judicial device among pirates, consisting of a black circle indicating condemnation. countable, uncountable

    "I went down on my knees at once. On the floor close to his hand there was a little round of paper, blackened on the one side. I could not doubt that this was the black spot; and taking it up, I found written on the other side, in a very good, clear hand, this short message: “You have till ten to-night.”"

  3. 8
    The spot on a snooker table where the black ball is normally placed. countable, uncountable

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