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Meaning of "ecotage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ECOTAGE

ecotage  [ˈiːkəʊˌtɑːʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ECOTAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ecotage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ECOTAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ecotage

Ecotage

Ecotage is direct action by extreme environmentalist groups in the Western world. Ecotage is often seen as indistinguishable from acts of civil disobedience or even eco-terrorism.

Definition of ecotage in the English dictionary

The definition of ecotage in the dictionary is sabotage for ecological motives, usually directed towards major polluters of the environment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ECOTAGE


bricolage
ˈbrɪkəˌlɑːʒ
cabotage
ˈkæbəˌtɑːʒ
camouflage
ˈkæməˌflɑːʒ
collage
kəˈlɑːʒ
curettage
ˌkjʊərɪˈtɑːʒ
dressage
ˈdrɛsɑːʒ
entourage
ˈɒntʊˌrɑːʒ
etage
eɪˈtɑːʒ
frottage
ˈfrɒtɑːʒ
garage
ˈɡærɑːʒ
massage
ˈmæsɑːʒ
mirage
mɪˈrɑːʒ
montage
mɒnˈtɑːʒ
paysage
ˌpeɪˈzɑːʒ
photomontage
ˌfəʊtəʊmɒnˈtɑːʒ
Pinotage
ˈpɪnətɑːʒ
plage
plɑːʒ
rapportage
ˌræpɔːˈtɑːʒ
sabotage
ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ
sondage
sɒnˈdɑːʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECOTAGE

ecospecific
ecosphere
ecostate
ecosystem
ecosystem services
ecotarian
ecotarianism
ecotecture
ecoterrorism
ecoterrorist
ecotonal
ecotone
ecotour
ecotourism
ecotoxic
ecotoxicologist
ecotoxicology
ecotype
ecotypic
ecotypically

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECOTAGE

advantage
agiotage
anecdotage
cottage
dotage
escamotage
flotage
footage
helotage
heritage
percentage
pilotage
postage
potage
reportage
rootage
stage
the stage
vintage
voltage

Synonyms and antonyms of ecotage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ecotage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECOTAGE

Find out the translation of ecotage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ecotage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ecotage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ecotage
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ecotage
570 millions of speakers

English

ecotage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ecotage
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ecotage
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ecotage
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ecotage
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ecotage
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ecotage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ecotage
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ecotage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ecotage
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ecotage
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ecotage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ecotage
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ecotage
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इकोटेशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ecotage
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ecotage
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ecotage
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ecotage
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ecotage
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ecotage
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ecotage
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ecotage
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ecotage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ecotage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECOTAGE»

The term «ecotage» is used very little and occupies the 188.479 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECOTAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ecotage» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ecotage» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ecotage

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECOTAGE»

Discover the use of ecotage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ecotage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sick Puppies: The Ecotage Works of Edward Abbey and Carl Hiaasen
In so doing, they continue a storied American tradition of resistance that has its roots in the works of Henry David Thoreau and his contemporaries.
Eric King, 2008
2
Cincinnati Magazine
Terri Adams, Director of Education IDENTITY HAIR SALONS & SPAS Maria LaRosa, WXIX TV— "Great color with a cute cut. It proves that darker-haired girls can go light." Amanda Ruby ECOTAGE: A DAY SPA AND SALON Tricia Macke, ...
3
ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE UNITED STAT: Changing Conceptions of ...
Indeed, the most vocal defenders of ecotage draw considerable attention to the ethical constraints in which such tactics must be situated, and the radical movement that sanctions its use has paid a remarkable amount of attention to ensuring ...
Elizabeth Bomberg, Associate Professor Department of Political Science David Schlosberg, David Schlosberg, 2013
4
The Cultic Milieu: Oppositional Subcultures in an Age of ...
48 Such ambivalence and ambiguity is easy to find in individual Earth First!ers and in the movement itself. Moreover, many activists scoff at Foreman's claim that ecotage is not revolutionary, including Earth First! co-founder Mike Roselle: What  ...
Jeffrey Kaplan, Heléne Lööw, 2002
5
The Politics of the Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy
'monkey-wrenching', or 'ecotage' (illegal actions such as tree-spiking and sabotaging bulldozers).9 Our knowledge of Earth First! (USA) is rather murky because secrecy veils much of its (often illegal) activity. It is profoundly anti- institutional, ...
Neil Carter, 2007
6
Environmental Aesthetics: Ideas, Politics and Planning
Ecotage Citizen action reaches its extreme in ecotage, which is defined as sabotage in favour of the environment. The reader interested in the theory and practice of ecotage is directed to the many books of the anarchist philosopher Edward ...
J. Douglas Porteous, 2013
7
Space, Place, and Society: Green Syndicalism: an Alternative ...
Ecology and Violence Reconsidered: Ecotage and Eco-defense Signs of ongoing rebellion among workers can be found typically in such activities as sabotage, wildcat strikes, slowdowns, and absences. Wobbly (IWW) activists explicitly ...
Jeff Shantz, 2012
8
Green Syndicalism: An Alternative Red/green Vision
Ecology and Violence Reconsidered: Ecotage and Eco-defense Signs of ongoing rebellion among workers can be found typically in such activities as sabotage, wildcat strikes, slowdowns, and absences. Wobbly (IWW) activists explicitly ...
Jeff Shantz, 2012
9
Cincinnati Magazine
ECOTAGE. CINCINNATI LOOK SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION CINCINNATI LOOK SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION. D LARD'S SALONS AND DAY SPAS STYLISTS AND COLORISTS: Kelly Reynolds, Nikki Barker & Amber Neely THE ...
10
Philosophical Dialogues: Arne Næss and the Progress of ...
This is one thing not to be forgotten when considering the ethical justification and the effectiveness of "ecotage" when carried out under the banners of Earth First! and of the deep ecology movement. What should be done with "overgrazers" ...
Nina Witoszek, Andrew Brennan, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECOTAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ecotage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Professors' 2015 Summer Reading List Entertains and Enlightens
... a rip-roaring plot-driven novel of ecotage—think chopping down billboards, bull-dozer sabotage, and plots to blow up dams, most specifically ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»
2
To Wrench or Not to Wrench: A Brief History of Direct Action in the …
... also known as monkeywrenching or ecotage, has shaped our understanding of environmental activism and the effectiveness of such actions. «Truth-Out, Oct 13»
3
Live blog: Oregonians testify about proposed PERS cuts, taxes …
Says Oregon has had more convictions for "ecotage" than any state. Says he hopes opponents don't use that as an example of why state ... «OregonLive.com, Sep 13»
4
Movie Reviews: "World War Z," "The East," "Fill the Void"
... Brit Marling, depicts a different sort of terrorism: acts of environmental terror, or “ecotage,” led by radical collectives of off-the-grid anarchists. «Boca Raton, Jun 13»
5
Dave Foreman and the First Green Scare Case
Peg Millet, Mark Davis and Marc Baker were all sentenced separately in 1991 for their involvement in their group EMETIC's acts of ecotage ... «CounterPunch, Oct 12»
6
Copwatch and Infoshop on Missouri's bizarre threat watch list
These include peaceful protest, refusal to work, squatting, economic sabotage, dumpster diving, graffiti, culture jamming, ecotage, freeganism, ... «The NarcoSphere, Jun 11»
7
The Rise and Fall of the Eco-Radical Underground
At Warner Creek he'd heard stories about the ELF, a new group of England-based radicals who were resorting to "ecotage." Ferguson liked the ... «RollingStone.com, Jun 11»
8
ACORN's Charismatic Cult Leader Embraces Political Violence and …
Monkey-wrenching is a form of eco-terrorism or ecotage (eco-sabotage) that consists of harming the economic interests of those who are ... «David Horowitz's NewsReal Blog, May 11»
9
Mickey Z. Storms Veggie Pride 2010
... Shade of Green and tells the story of a homeless prophet who inspires a young man and his cohorts to engage in a campaign of ecotage. «SuperVegan, May 10»
10
"No Compromise in Defense of the Earth"
Environmental Action, a key organizer, published Ecotage! one year later. Defining ecotage as "tactics which can be executed without injury to ... «Policy Innovations, Jul 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ecotage [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ecotage>. Apr 2024 ».
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