garbage patch
noun/ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ pætʃ/
/ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ pætʃ/
- a very large area of waste material, especially plastic, which collects together in the ocean because of the movement of the currents
- Satellites are being used to assess the extent of the garbage patch in the middle of the Pacific.
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