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ozone hole
noun
: an area of the ozone layer (as near the south pole) that is seasonally depleted of ozone
Examples of ozone hole in a Sentence
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The ozone hole and acid rain were not fixed with the first international agreements on the table.
—Hannah Ritchie, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2023
Growing up in Zurich, Heuberger had been terrified by the environmental calamities that defined the eighties and nineties: Chernobyl, the ozone hole, acid rain.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
In that 33-year record, this is the 14th largest ozone hole.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2020
In October, the ozone hole over Antarctica grew to one of the largest on record.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2023
Every year, an ozone hole forms over the Antarctic due to the presence of ozone-depleting substances in the stratosphere and the specific conditions of the region, according to Copernicus.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2023
The annual ozone hole that forms over Antarctica has ballooned to near-record size, scientists say.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2023
This year's stratospheric ozone hole over Antarctica grew by 3.3 million square miles over last year's.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2020
The ozone hole tends to result in those winds being pushed outward from Antarctica.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1986, in the meaning defined above
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“Ozone hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ozone%20hole. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.
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ozone hole
noun
: an area of the ozone layer (as near the south pole) that is seasonally depleted of ozone
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