Hotbed Definition

hotbed
noun
  1. a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice"
  2. a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants

"Hotbed" in song lyrics

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  • "Looking at civil contractors' reluctance, CRPF volunteers to build road in Maoist hotbed"
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