oil spot
n.— «Establish hamlets in groups, spreading the oil spot from the rich and populated areas outward. Give equal stress to the economy and the living standard of the population and the security factor.» —“Viet Premier Outlines One-Year Plan to Unify People, Defeat Reds” by Ed Meagher in Saigon Los Angeles Times Mar. 8, 1964. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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