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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But Bevacqua’s favorite portable accessories may be his pots of bulbs, including the Casablanca lilies he will enjoy on the terrace next summer or plug into a dead spot in a border.
From Seattle Times
I am in a cellphone and internet dead spot in Poulsbo.
From Seattle Times
Living in a mobile dead spot has one upside, according to Raeder, who runs a small museum dedicated to East German army radio technology: the lack of infrastructure means housing is affordable.
From Seattle Times
A number of high-profile releases, such as “A Quiet Place Part II,” are planned for early September, typically a studio dead spot.
From Washington Post
“I wasn’t going to do anything stupid and take a penalty and put our team in any sort of jeopardy. But luckily the puck went to a dead spot on the ice where you can make a hit like that,” Krug said.
From Los Angeles Times
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