disaster relief

noun

: money to help rebuild an area after a disaster
The state is asking for federal disaster relief.

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With its modular payload system, the Jetank can be configured for cargo deliveries to remote regions, emergency communications restoration, disaster relief transport, and aerial surveys. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Dec. 2025 Those reports cited frustrations among lawmakers over her handling of disaster relief funds, as well as internal concerns about personnel decisions within the sprawling agency. Brett Samuels, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025 Mobile vertiport clusters Multiple floating hubs can link into a network during peak travel or disaster relief missions. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025 India and Russia signed a pact in February to improve military cooperation, exercises, port calls, disaster relief assistance and logistics support. Rajesh Roy, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disaster relief

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“Disaster relief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaster%20relief. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.

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