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tarpits

tarpits is the plural of tarpit.

tarpits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tarpit.

Meaning of tarpit

Noun

tarpit (plural tarpits)

  1. A lake of asphalt formed when subterranean bitumen leaks to the ground surface. Such pits are important in forming fossil fuel reserves; they are also apt to trap passing animals, which become fossilized in the tar.
  2. A service that purposely delays incoming connections in order to reduce the effectiveness of spamming and similar techniques.

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Phrases with tarpits

Questions about tarpits

What is tarpits the plural of?
Tarpits is the plural of tarpit.

Words near tarpits in the dictionary

  1. tarphycone
  2. tarphycones
  3. tarphyconic
  4. tarping
  5. tarpit
  6. tarpits
  7. tarpitted
  8. tarpitting
  9. Tarpley
  10. Tarpleys
  11. Tarplin

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