| 单词 | ghost gear |
| 释义 | > as lemmasghost gear ghost gear n. fishing gear, such as nets and lines, which has been lost or discarded in the ocean, and presents a danger to the marine environment and its creatures; cf. ghost net n. ΚΠ 1983 Life 1 Dec. 22/2 Abandoned gear poses another problem. Called ‘ghost gear’ by those studying the problem, it may drift for years, endlessly fishing on its own. 2019 Scotsman (Nexis) 6 Nov. Just this month, a pregnant whale was discovered tangled in ghost gear in Orkney, and seabirds on Mullion Island..were found to have been ingesting ghost gear. < as lemmas |
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