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Definition 2024

tarpit

tarpit

See also: tar pit

English

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

Russian: смоляна́я я́ма f ‎(smoljanája jáma)