flat spot

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noun

engineering a region of poor acceleration over a narrow range of throttle openings, caused by a weak mixture in the carburettor

any narrow region of poor performance in a mechanical device

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Words nearby flat spot

flat sennit, flat-share, flat silver, flat sour, flat spin, flat spot, flatstick, flat tax, flatten, flatten the curve, flatter

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How to use flat spot in a sentence

When the earth which covered this flat spot was cleared away, they met with another deposit containing bones.
Primitive Man|Louis Figuier
The country has no flat spot in it; yet the hills are not high.
Rural Rides|William Cobbett
Under the trees on a flat spot by the river-bank were seated round a fire a man and a boy and a monkey.
Blown to Bits|R.M. Ballantyne