vulnerable spot

collocation in English

meaningsofvulnerableandspot

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vulnerable
adjective
uk
/ˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/us
/ˈvʌl.nɚ.ə.bəl/
able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, ...
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spot
noun[C]
uk
/spɒt/us
/spɑːt/
a small, usually round area of colour that is differently coloured or lighter or darker than the surface ...
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(Definition ofvulnerableandspotfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theirvulnerablespotis their families.
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I consider that that is avulnerablespot, a focal point of danger.
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It is not in very good condition, but it is in a veryvulnerablespot.
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I have said that ourvulnerablespotstill remains the sea.
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It is a blow to our community—and particularly to the women of our community—at our mostvulnerablespot.
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Avulnerablespotcalled the solar plexus is at this moment protected.
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Located by a small cliff, it is avulnerablespotfor outside attacks or illegal smuggling of materials.
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A school may open subject to certain conditions, among which are the conditions that it is not in a speciallyvulnerablespot, and that satisfactory air-raid protection is available.
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On the whole, most men are able to adjust to conditions and to live—and on the whole to live tolerably happy—providing that their onevulnerablespotis not affected.
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Jet engines may sustain serious damage, however, and cockpit windows are necessarily made of transparent, thin materials and are avulnerablespot.
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