English Explanatory Dictionary

garbage patch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

garbage patch garbage patches

Derived words

Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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