dead spot
Americannoun
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Also called blind spot. an area in which radio or cell phone signals are weak and their reception poor.
Example Sentences
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There’s a dead spot on the former site of a bounce house, and the detritus of five children suggests, at all times, that we are running the world’s chintziest yard sale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
With the emergence of rookies Ben Gamel and Mitch Haniger, and the resurgence of Danny Valencia and Mike Zunino, the Mariners don’t have a dead spot to prop up a struggling opposing pitcher.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2017
At the same time, it has urged studios to join in creating event films for adults, especially for release in a September-October period that had previously been a dead spot, short on fantasy blockbusters.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2015
A dead spot having zero speed is created there.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
There was a dead spot in the carburetor.
From Test Pilot by Jimmy Collins
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