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tar pit
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tar pit
n.
An accumulation of natural tar or asphalt at the earth's surface, especially one that traps animals and preserves their bones.

tar pit
An accumulation of natural tar or asphalt at the Earth's surface, especially one that traps animals and preserves their hard parts. Tar pits form when petroleum in subterranean petroleum-bearing rocks oozes up to the surface. As it rises, the petroleum loses its volatile components, forming a thick tar or asphalt deposit.
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Noun1.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
cavity, pit - a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"


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