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Captain Planet

UK/ˈkæptɪn ˈplanɪt/US/ˈkæptɪn ˈplænət/

Captain Planet proper noun: anyone who wishes to save the environment with an ambitious plan.

Proper noun

Captain Planet

  1. Anyone who wishes to save the environment with an ambitious plan.
    • Ross does an ingenious riff on the picture of the United States “generating a ton of toxic waste every minute in peacetime”, now suddenly becoming “Captain Planet” responsible for the ecological well-being of all the earth’s inhabitants.1993, Marjorie B. Garber, Jann Matlock, Rebecca L. Walkowitz, Media Spectacles, Routledge, →ISBN, page 64, →ISBN
    • On July 1, 1999, Vice President Al Gore, Captain Planet, presented the US Army Corps of Engineers plan to restore the Everglades to Congress, boldly going where no vice president had gone before […].2004, William Hodding Carter, Stolen Water: Saving the Everglades from Its Friends, Foes, and Florida, page 59

Origin of Captain Planet

From Captain Planet, a fictional cartoon character who protects the natural environment.

Questions about Captain Planet

What does Captain Planet mean?
Captain Planet means anyone who wishes to save the environment with an ambitious plan.
What part of speech is Captain Planet?
Captain Planet is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Captain Planet?
Captain Planet is pronounced /ˈkæptɪn ˈplanɪt/ (UK).

Words near Captain Planet in the dictionary

  1. Captain Kirk
  2. Captain Kirks
  3. Captain Obvious
  4. captain of industry
  5. captain of sea and war
  6. Captain Planet
  7. Captain Queeg
  8. Captain Queegs
  9. captain regent
  10. captain save a hoe
  11. Captain Save-A-Hoe

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