单词 | ecotage |
释义 | ecotagen. North American. Sabotage with an ecological motive; terrorism carried out against businesses and institutions which are considered to be causing unnecessary damage to the environment. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > [noun] > ecologically motivated ecotage1971 eco-terrorism1980 monkeywrenching1983 eco-defence1985 eco-sabotage1985 1971 Winnipeg Free Press 27 Apr. 37/2 Environment Action is running an ‘ecotage’ contest for activists. 1983 Los Angeles Times 20 May b11/1 Such acts are now called ‘eco-tage’ or ‘monkey-wrenching’. ‘We don't plan any monkey-wrenching here today,’ said David Foreman, one of the organizers of the demonstration. 2001 Richmond (Va.) Times Dispatch (Nexis) 5 June a8 Extremist green groups engaging in ‘ecotage’ have been firebombing research laboratories around the country. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1971 |
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