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?

Recent Examples on the Web

The Motion Picture Association pushed for 20%, plus 5% bonuses for filming in a disaster area or an enterprise zone. —Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 June 2026

Colorado’s bullpen, a disaster area of late, put the Cubs away with relative ease. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 June 2026

McDermott is a minor celebrity — a garrulous, 6′3″, 250lb-photographer with 30 years experience in conflict zones and disaster areas. —Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 29 Mar. 2026

Together, they are tasked with monitoring our planet's forests, agriculture, land use, coastal waters and more, while also mapping disaster areas to aid emergency services during major flood, forest fire and earthquake events. —Anthony Wood, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disaster area

• araucaria
• arenaria
• honoraria
• mercenaria
• aquaria
• gregaria
• herbaria
• hysteria
• malaria
• puparia
• rancheria
• ceria