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spot

 
/spɑt/ n [C] (BROADCAST)

Definition

a period of time during which a broadcast takes place: NBC put the show on in the 7 p.m. spot. A spot is also an advertisement: a 30-second spot
(Definition of spot n (BROADCAST) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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