Blackspot
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of black spot. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
"Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps has announced £200,000 funding towards research into developing a mobile telephone antenna prototype for rail gantries. If successful, the antenna could be installed on overhead line equipment gantries and help eliminate signal blackspots across the rail network."
Example
More examples"Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps has announced £200,000 funding towards research into developing a mobile telephone antenna prototype for rail gantries. If successful, the antenna could be installed on overhead line equipment gantries and help eliminate signal blackspots across the rail network."
Etymology
From black + spot.
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