trouble spot en · NOUN
Meanings
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A location of difficulties or hostilities; a hot spot; a flashpoint.
Difficulties were met by keeping permanent way and maintenance staff on duty and organising mobile squads to move as required to trouble spots.
1962 March, “The New Year Freeze-up on British Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 159:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trouble spots | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| troublespot | alternative | lexicographic |