natural resource

noun

1

natural resources plural : industrial materials and capacities (such as mineral deposits and waterpower) supplied by nature

2

: resource sense 1b

Examples of natural resource in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bo’s occasional lover is a man who visits San Francisco as part of his job working in natural resources. —Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025

Texas must act now to protect our land, food sources, water, and natural resources. —James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025

And only 9% have committed to protecting land defenders, those individuals or communities working to protect land, forests, and natural resources from exploitation and environmental destruction. —Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025

The foreign diplomat is expected to discuss Ukraine’s latest deal with the U.S., which approved access to the Eastern European nation’s natural resources and even irked some MAGA loyalists. —Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 3 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

natural resource

noun

: something (as a mineral, waterpower source, forest, or kind of animal) that is found in nature and is valuable to humans (as in providing a source of energy, recreation, or scenic beauty)