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ghost gear

ghost gear noun: fishing gear that is lost, abandoned, or deliberately discarded into the ocean, thence becoming a marine pollutant.

Noun

ghost gear (uncountable)

  1. Fishing gear that is lost, abandoned, or deliberately discarded into the ocean, thence becoming a marine pollutant.

Words that rhyme with ghost gear

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Questions about ghost gear

What does ghost gear mean?
Ghost gear means fishing gear that is lost, abandoned, or deliberately discarded into the ocean, thence becoming a marine pollutant.
What part of speech is ghost gear?
Ghost gear is a noun.

Words near ghost gear in the dictionary

  1. ghost frog
  2. ghost frogs
  3. ghost from one's past
  4. ghost fungi
  5. ghost fungus
  6. ghost gear
  7. ghost goal
  8. ghost goals
  9. ghost gum
  10. ghost gums
  11. ghost gun

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