noise pollution
noun
: annoying or harmful noise (as of automobiles or jet airplanes) in an environment
Examples of noise pollution in a Sentence
The airport has made changes to decrease noise pollution.
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Here’s a timely article by Times reporter Hayley Smith about the profound effect that noise pollution caused by cargo ships can have on whales and other creatures that pass through the Santa Barbara Channel.
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Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Our ocean noise pollution is harming marine life, a new study reveals.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
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Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Our ocean noise pollution is harming marine life, a new study reveals.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
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noise pollution
noun
: environmental pollution consisting of annoying or harmful noise (as of automobiles or jet airplanes)
called also sound pollution
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