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Botts dots
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plural noun Slang.
small, protruding, reflecting ceramic tiles used on some roads instead of painted lines to mark lanes.
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Origin of Botts dots
First recorded in 1965–70; named after Elbert D. Botts (1893–1962), U.S. chemist, who developed them
Words nearby Botts dots
bottom-up processing, bottom-up programming, bottom woman, bottom yeast, Bottrop, Botts dots, botulin, botulinum toxin, botulinus, botulism, Botvinnik
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