"hotspot" in the noun sense
1. hot spot, hotspot, trouble spot, flashpoint
a place of political unrest and potential violence
"the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots"
2. hot spot, hotspot
a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
3. hot spot, hotspot
a lively entertainment spot
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