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

Analysts use this near-real-time data to monitor a wide range of activities, including commercial and military infrastructure, conflict development, natural resource management, maritime traffic, environmental changes, and disaster response. —MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025

Controlling passage through the palisade were twenty-one ornate gates, spaced approximately fifty kilometers apart, meant not only to curb immigration of Han Chinese and Koreans into Qing lands but also to limit movement of any natural resources out. —Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025

Prescribed fires help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025

De-extinction doesn’t address the underlying causes of extinction, which include habitat destruction, climate change, pollution, natural resource extraction, and more. —JSTOR Daily, 13 Nov. 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)