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Definition of black spot noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

black spot

noun
 
/ˈblæk spɒt/
 
/ˈblæk spɑːt/
(British English)
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  1. a place, a situation or an event that is a problem or that causes a lot of problems
    • an environmental black spot
    • That corner is a notorious accident black spot (= a lot of accidents happen there).
    • The one black spot on the horizon is that the team’s sponsorship will be reduced next year.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBlack spot is used after these nouns:
    • accident
    • unemployment
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