hot spot
[noun]
Synonyms: nightclub, cabaret, café, discotheque, nightery, night spot, nitery, supper club, watering hole, watering place

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

hot spot , hot‧spot /ˈhɒtspɒt $ ˈhɑːtspɑːt/ noun [countable]

1. a place where there is a lot of heat or radiation:
Many microwaves heat unevenly, leading to hot spots in the milk.
Hot spots of radioactivity were found near the power station.

2. a place that is popular for entertainment or a particular activity:
They played regularly at legendary hot spots such as the UFO Club.

3. a place where there is likely to be fighting or a particular problem:
The report identified eight pollution hot spots.

4. a part of a computer image on the screen that you can click on to make other pictures, words etc appear

5. a place in a public building where there is a computer system with an access point, which allows people in the building with a wireless computer or BLUETOOTH MOBILE PHONE to connect to a service such as the Internet

6. especially American English a place where a fire can spread from

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hot spot
1.
a place where people go for exciting entertainment like dancing.
The club is one of the city's premiere hot spots.

2.
a dangerous place where there may be a war or other violent events.
I spent my career reporting from the world's hot spots.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲