greenpeace
/ɡɹˈinpˌis/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An international, direct-action environmental organization.
Example Sentences
- "One particularly exciting sequence shows how members of Greenpeace, a Canadian conservation group, defend whales fleeing from a huge Soviet whaler."
- "Since its founding in 1970, Greenpeace has borne witness against environmental injustice through numerous non-violent direct actions."
- "Before the doors were opened the security guards were warned to look out for "Greenpeace types," not smartly dressed business women."
- "Greenpeace had reason to suspect that recent tests had opened a crack in the atoll, causing a serious radiation leak."
- "A typical Greenpeace action in 1989 saw the organization in alliance with Spanish longline fishermen, angry that the continued use of driftnets was threatening their own livelihoods."
- "But hardcore Greenpeace types never listen to reason."