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ozone hole
noun
: an area of the ozone layer where there is very little ozone
Full Definition of OZONE HOLE
: an area of the ozone layer (as near the south pole) that is seasonally depleted of ozone
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First Known Use of OZONE HOLE
1986
Rhymes with OZONE HOLE
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