Meaning & use
Ecotage
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Sabotage carried out to protect the environment, such as damaging equipment used in logging, drilling, or construction.
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Activists were accused of ecotage after bulldozers at the site were disabled overnight.
The novel follows a group who turn to ecotage after years of failed lawsuits against the mining company.
A note on using this word
A blend of "ecology" and "sabotage," the term gained currency in the 1970s alongside radical environmental movements.
Words with a similar meaning
eco-sabotagemonkey-wrenching
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