TAR PIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tar pit mean? 

• TAR PIT (noun)
  The noun TAR PIT has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: TAR PIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAR PIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("tar pit" is a kind of...):

cavity; pit (a sizeable hole (usually in the ground))