hot spot
nounDefinition of hot spot
1
: a place of more than usual interest, activity, or popularity
birding hot spots
2
: a place in the upper mantle of the earth at which hot magma from the lower mantle upwells to melt through the crust usually in the interior of a tectonic plate to form a volcanic feature
also
: a place in the crust overlying a hot spot
3
: an area of political, military, or civil unrest usually considered dangerous
global hot spots
4
: a place where a wireless Internet connection is available
5
: an inflamed patch of moist infected skin on a domestic animal and especially a dog
Examples of hot spot in a Sentence
The new restaurant is the latest hot spot in town.
This part of the country is a hot spot of rebel activity.
Recent Examples on the Web
The gang was also linked to the slaying of a sheriff’s deputy in 2008, when the neighborhood was known as a gang hot spot. — Los Angeles Times, "LAPD officer confronted tagger and was fatally shot at taco stand," 28 July 2019 And as a younger workforce moves in, Dallas also is becoming more of a hot spot for tech workers. — Dallas News, "Millennial magnet: Dallas outranks all in attracting young professionals," 19 July 2019 The six-time Grammy nominee and Windsor native is heading a bill at the downtown hot spot that includes DJ Mal-Ski and hip-hop pioneers Kool Moe Dee and Doug E. Fresh. — Greg Crawford, Detroit Free Press, "The weekend: Crash Detroit brings street bands to town; Tamia headlines Beacon Park show," 17 July 2019 Ceramic tiles painted in a multitude of colorful patterns line each of the long steps at this selfie hot spot. — Lori Rackl, chicagotribune.com, "The honeymoon’s not over: A return to Sicily uncovers new reasons to fall in love with this alluring island," 8 July 2019 The five-hour trip ended with a busy session at a hot spot for white trout, where the fish were small but eager to bite. — al.com, "Veterans’ group, coastal guides team on fishing trip," 11 June 2019 But that didn't stop a backlash — at the rustic Lexington, Virginia, farm-to-table eatery where the White House press secretary was ousted Friday night, and at the Washington, D.C., hot spot in the quaint Bloomingdale neighborhood. — Alex Connor, USA TODAY, "Wrong Red Hen: D.C. restaurant thwarts backlash after Sarah Huckabee Sanders' incident 200 miles away," 25 June 2018 Chefs on the Move Ron Rosselli, who is the culinary director for Apicii, a company with several downtown restaurants, is this summer’s consultant for the Montauk, N.Y., hot spot the Surf Lodge. — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, "North 3rd Street Market Opens in Williamsburg, Brooklyn," 29 May 2018 Look at the hot spot on the right side of the strike zone in the 2018 chart, which is the outside corner to a righty and inside corner to a lefty. — Michael Beller, SI.com, "What's Behind the Incredible Success of Cardinals Starting Pitcher Miles Mikolas?," 23 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hot spot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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