ozone layer
noun [S]Definition
› ENVIRONMENT a layer of air high above the Earth that contains ozone (= a form of oxygen) and that prevents harmful light from the sun from reaching the Earth
(Definition of ozone layer noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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