Definition of Tar Pit in English :

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Tar Pit

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Noun

1. tar pit

a natural accumulation of bitumens at the surface of the earth; often acts as a trap for animals whose bones are thus preserved

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Tar Pit

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n.
An accumulation of natural bitumen at the earth's surface, especially one that traps animals and preserves their bones and other hard parts.

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