disaster area
noun
: an area officially declared to be the scene of an emergency created by a disaster and therefore qualified to receive certain types of governmental aid (such as emergency loans and relief supplies)
Examples of disaster area in a Sentence
After the hurricane, the state was declared a disaster area.
His office is a disaster area. How can he find anything in all this clutter?
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The World Trade Center Health Program covers the cost of monitoring and treatment of these illnesses both for 9/11 responders and for people who lived, worked or attended school or day care in the disaster area.
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2025
Water Mission, the Christian nonprofit organization behind the event, builds sustainable safe water and sanitation solutions for people in developing countries and disaster areas.
—Gloria Ngwa, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
One day, this robot could be launched from lunar landers to map steep crater walls on the moon or deployed from drones to survey post-disaster areas on Earth.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2025
The average income in the disaster area ranges from $35,809 to $55,607, depending on the county, Edwards' report said.
—Carlos Waters, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2025
Water Mission, the Christian nonprofit organization behind the event, builds sustainable safe water and sanitation solutions for people in developing countries and disaster areas.
—Gloria Ngwa, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
One day, this robot could be launched from lunar landers to map steep crater walls on the moon or deployed from drones to survey post-disaster areas on Earth.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2025
The average income in the disaster area ranges from $35,809 to $55,607, depending on the county, Edwards' report said.
—Carlos Waters, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disaster area
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“Disaster area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaster%20area. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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