garbage patch en · NOUN
Meanings
- (Australia, Canada, US) A piece of land used for dumping rubbish.
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A gyre of marine debris particles caused by the effects of ocean currents and increasing plastic pollution by humans.
A reconnaissance flight taken in a modified C-130 Hercules aircraft found a vast clump of mainly plastic waste at the northern edge of what is known as the “great Pacific garbage patch”, located between Hawaii and California.
2016 October 4, Oliver Milman, “‘Great Pacific garbage patch’ far bigger than imagined, aerial survey shows”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| garbage patches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (1)
cmn 垃圾帶 /垃圾带 (gyre of marine debris particles)