Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Great Pacific Garbage Patch proper noun: a geographic area and large gyre of mostly plastic marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean, the largest garbage patch in the world.
Proper noun
the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- A geographic area and large gyre of mostly plastic marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean, the largest garbage patch in the world.
- Synonyms:
- Pacific Trash Vortex, North Pacific Garbage Patch
Synonyms of Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- Pacific Trash Vortex
- North Pacific Garbage Patch
Origin of Great Pacific Garbage Patch
great (“large in terms of size or importance”) + Pacific (“relating to the Pacific Ocean”) + garbage patch (“gyre of marine debris”)
Words formed from Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- GPGP
Questions about Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- What does Great Pacific Garbage Patch mean?
- Great Pacific Garbage Patch means a geographic area and large gyre of mostly plastic marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean, the largest garbage patch in the world.
- What part of speech is Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
- Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a proper noun.
Words near Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the dictionary
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