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trouble spots

trouble spots is the plural of trouble spot.

Meaning of trouble spot

Noun

trouble spot (plural trouble spots)

  1. 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

Questions about trouble spots

What is trouble spots the plural of?
Trouble spots is the plural of trouble spot.

Words near trouble spots in the dictionary

  1. trouble light
  2. trouble lights
  3. trouble maker
  4. trouble makers
  5. trouble spot
  6. trouble spots
  7. trouble the scorers
  8. trouble ticket
  9. trouble ticket system
  10. trouble ticket systems
  11. trouble tickets

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