Botts dots

[ bots ]

/ bɒts /

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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

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