tarpit

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See also: tar pit

English

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tarpit

Etymology

tar +‎ pit

Noun

tarpit (plural tarpits)

A lake of asphalt formed when subterranean bitumen leaks to the ground surface.

Derived terms

Turing tarpit

Translations

lake of asphalt

Finnish: asfalttijärvi
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Russian: смоляна́я я́ма f (smoljanája jáma)

Anagrams

rat pit

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