pollution

🇺🇸 /pəˈluːʃn/ 🇬🇧 /pəˈluːʃn/
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noun
A2

making air, water, or land dirty

Factories cause a lot of pollution that harms our air and water.

A2

dirty substances in air, water, or land

The smoke from cars is a type of pollution that makes the air unhealthy.

R

too much noise or light that is harmful or annoying

Loud traffic creates noise pollution that disturbs people in cities.

translation

n. making air, water, or land dirty; dirty substances in air, water, or land; too much noise or light that is harmful or annoying

Word Forms

Plural pollutions