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.

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Pacific Trash VortexNorth Pacific Garbage Patch
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Meanings

proper nounthe Great Pacific Garbage Patch (abbreviation GPGP)

abbreviation GPGP

  1. geographyA 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 & antonyms

proper nounA geographic area and large gyre of mostly plastic marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean, the largest garbage patch in the world.

Similar
Pacific Trash VortexNorth Pacific Garbage Patch

Origin

great (“large in terms of size or importance”) + Pacific (“relating to the Pacific Ocean”) + garbage patch (“gyre of marine debris”)

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 太平洋垃圾帶 /太平洋垃圾带
  • 太平洋垃圾帶 /太平洋垃圾带 (Tàipíngyáng Lājīdài)large Pacific trash gyre
Japanese 太平洋ゴミベルト
  • 太平洋ゴミベルト (Taiheiyou Gomiberuto)large Pacific trash gyre
Cite this entry
APA

Great Pacific Garbage Patch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Pacific%20Garbage%20Patch

MLA

“Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Pacific%20Garbage%20Patch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Pacific%20Garbage%20Patch.

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