honeypot

Everyday

1. A pot for keeping honey. tree →
2. (informal) A place or thing that attracts lots of people, like bees to honey: a tourist honeypot. tree →
3. (computers) A trap set up to catch hackers by pretending to be an easy target. tree →

In the lessons

In stories Winnie-the-Pooh keeps his honey in honeypots. In geography lessons a «honeypot site» is a popular place that gets crowded with visitors, which can cause traffic, litter and damage. Phrases: «honeypot site», «tourist honeypot».

Examples

• Pooh had his head stuck in a honeypot. tree →
• The village is a honeypot for tourists in summer. tree →
• Honeypot sites need car parks and bins. tree →
• The bear licked the honeypot clean. tree →
• The company set up a honeypot to catch hackers. tree →

Note

One word (sometimes «honey pot»). In geography «honeypot» is a key term for tourism problems.