Definitions
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- noun planetology, geology, networking Alternative spelling of
hot spot .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lively entertainment spot
- noun a place of political unrest and potential violence
- noun a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
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Examples
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Among the distinctive bird species in the hotspot is the aforementioned white-winged guan (Penelope albipennis, CR), which is found only in the dry forests at the southern extreme of the hotspot.
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Another hotspot is a shallow, mud-bottomed bay, especially one on a lake's northern shore.
25 Killer Spring Tips for Bass, Trout, Crappie, Walleys, and Pike 2005
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I love both ... nothing beats the excitement of exploring new hunting territory and hoping that new hotspot is just around the next bend ... still, the knowledge gained by hunting the same piece of country, season after season, is invaluable and only comes with time ...
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I love both ... nothing beats the excitement of exploring new hunting territory and hoping that new hotspot is just around the next bend ... still, the knowledge gained by hunting the same piece of country, season after season, is invaluable and only comes with time ...
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A wi-fi hotspot is a public place that offers wireless access.
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The rest of the hotspot is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the east by the 1,000-meter elevation contour of the western slope of the Andes Mountains, where the Tropical Andes hotspot begins.
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I don't know about anyone else, but this seems to me a great thing since there are no landlines and no cable access where we will be living, and the nearest wifi hotspot is 2 miles away.
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However, the hard part about crime data is that it is usually disproportionally impacted by certain "hotspot areas," as well as certain types of crime.
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Although about 12.5 % of the hotspot is under some form of protection, only about 6.9 % of the land area is conserved in protected areas that fall within IUCN categories I to IV.
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Once someone registers the free software, and becomes a ‘Fonero’, FON provides maps of where the new hotspot is located.
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