garbage patch — Английский словарь

Существительное

1. A piece of land used for dumping rubbish.

   Употребление

   • Australia
   • Canada
   • употребление в США

2. A gyre of marine debris particles caused by the effects of ocean currents and increasing plastic pollution by humans.

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   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.