Definition of "ecoterrorism" [ecoterrorism]

• Terrorism or sabotage committed in the name of environmental causes. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "ARENA (voice-over): As this upscale Colorado ski resort burned to the ground in 1988, the term ecoterrorism gained national attention."
• "EFL, ALF - heck, the FBI calls ecoterrorism the #1 terrorist threat in the US!!"
• "OpEdNews - Article: ACTION ALERT: Stop PA Governor from signing "ecoterrorism" bill"