Definitions for ecoterrorism

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ec•o•ter•ror•istˌɛk oʊˈtɛr ər ɪst, ˌi koʊ-(n.)

  1. one who commits ecotage.

Origin of ecoterrorist:

1980–85

ec`o•ter′ror•ism(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ecoterrorism, ecological terrorism, eco-warfare, ecological warfare(noun)

    violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists

Wiktionary

  1. ecoterrorism(Noun)

    Terrorism with an ecological motive, such as attacks against corporations perceived to be harming the natural environment.


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