HOTBED


Meaning of HOTBED in English

/ ˈhɒtbed; NAmE ˈhɑːt-/ noun

[ usually sing. ] hotbed of sth a place where a lot of a particular activity, especially sth bad or violent, is happening :

The area was a hotbed of crime.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.