A small patch of a vehicle tyre that has been flattened by abrasion with the road surface, so that the tyre is no longer smoothly circular at that point; usually caused by the wheel locking under heavy braking.

plural of spotting scope

A compact high-power monocular telescope optimized for detailed observation of distant objects such as wildlife or the strike of a bullet on a target.

plural of spotted nutcracker

plural of plague spot

(American football)

plural of spot date

(accounting) the normal settlement day when the transaction is carried out as soon as practical, i.e. "on the spot".

present participle of hit the spot

Lycorma delicatula, a planthopper indigenous to parts of Southern China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, that has spread invasively to Japan, South Korea, and the United States.