tarpitting

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A form of tarpit — A lake of asphalt formed when subterranean bitumen leaks to the ground surface. Such pits are important in forming fossil fuel reserves; they are also apt to trap passing animals, which become fossilized in the tar.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tarpit
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APA

tarpitting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarpitting

MLA

“tarpitting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarpitting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tarpitting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarpitting.

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