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
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 ● Nov. 10, 2022
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
It's a completely dead spot, and sats are spaced very thinly there.
From The Runaway Asteroid by Michael D. Cooper
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