noise pollution

noun

: annoying or harmful noise (as of automobiles or jet airplanes) in an environment

Examples of noise pollution in a Sentence

The airport has made changes to decrease noise pollution.

Recent Examples on the Web

The energy consumption associated with drone flights, coupled with noise pollution, raises questions about their sustainability in urban environments. —Selika Josiah Talbott, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025

Coupled with the noise pollution from roaring engines, the motorsport facility has been a fraught topic for North Portland residents for decades. —Meira Gebel, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025

Professor Duarte and his team used last season’s Lake Como GP as a testing ground for E1’s noise pollution. —Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025

Lombardi's suit cites several studies related to noise pollution, including one from 2024 from the University of Washington on the impact of military aircraft at Washington's Naval Air Station, on Whidbey Island. —Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for noise pollution

• antipollution
• circumlocution
• coevolution
• deconvolution
• electrocution
• irresolution
• maldistribution
• reconstitution
• redistribution
• ablution
• aleutian
• confucian

Kids Definition

noise pollution

noun

: annoying or harmful noise (as of jet planes or automobiles) in an environment

called also sound pollution

Medical Definition

noise pollution

noun

ˈnȯiz- 

: environmental pollution consisting of annoying or harmful noise (as of automobiles or jet airplanes)

called also sound pollution