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Meaning of garbage patch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A piece of land used for dumping rubbish.
    Australia, Canada, US
  2. A gyre of marine debris particles caused by the effects of ocean currents and increasing plastic pollution by humans.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

garbage picking garbage plate garbage scow Garbage State garbage time garbage truck

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