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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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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
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