noun [U]
1 the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty; the state of being dirty:
air / water pollution * to reduce levels of environmental pollution
2 substances that make air, water, soil, etc. dirty:
beaches covered with pollution
3 noise / light ~ harmful or annoying levels of noise, or of artificial light at night
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