black spotnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈblæk ˌspɒt/us/ˈblæk ˌspɑːt/UKa place on a road that is considered to be dangerous because several accidents have happened there:
This corner is an accident black spot.
a place where something is very bad:
an unemployment black spot
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Road surfaces & features
- asphalt
- bitumen
- blind spot
- camber
- cattle grid
- gritter
- hairpin bend
- kerb
- kerbside
- lay-by
- manhole
- pothole
- rest area
- rest stop
- resurface
- roadside
- rumble strip
- S-bend
- traffic calming
- tramlines
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