Great Pacific Garbage Patch en · PROPN
Etymology
great (“large in terms of size or importance”) + Pacific (“relating to the Pacific Ocean”) + garbage patch (“gyre of marine debris”)
Meanings
- A geographic area and large gyre of mostly plastic marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean, the largest garbage patch in the world.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Great Pacific Garbage Patch | canonical | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Pacific Trash Vortex · North Pacific Garbage Patch
Translations (1)
zh 太平洋垃圾帶 /太平洋垃圾带 (large Pacific trash gyre)