English Explanatory Dictionary

disaster area

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An area that has been the site of a natural disaster that receives an official designation entitling residents and organizations within that area to receive relief and benefits.
  2. An area that looks like one that has suffered a natural disaster.

Word forms

disaster area disaster areas

Translations

Arabic: منطقة منكوبة Cornish: terosva Dutch: rampgebied Finnish: tuhoalue French: zone sinistrée French: région sinistrée German: Katastrophengebiet Polish: obszar klęski Russian: зо́на бе́дствия Swedish: katastrofområde
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