Disaster Area (Noun)
Meaning
A region whose population is affected by a general disaster.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The government declared the entire coast a disaster area after the hurricane made landfall.
- Federal aid was dispatched to the disaster area, providing relief and assistance to the affected residents.
- The charity organization collected donations for the victims in the disaster area.
- Search and rescue teams were deployed to the disaster area to look for survivors.
- After the massive earthquake, the government designated the entire city a disaster area.