garbage patch
noun2
Geography, Natural sciences, Oceanography A gyre of marine debris particles caused by the effects of ocean currents and increasing plastic pollution by humans.
- 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.2016 October 4, Oliver Milman, “‘Great Pacific garbage patch’ far bigger than imagined, aerial survey shows”, in The Guardian:
- Derived terms
- Great Pacific Garbage Patch