Meaning of disaster area | Babel Free
Definitions
- An area that has been the site of a natural disaster that receives an official designation entitling residents and organizations within that area to receive relief and benefits.
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An area that looks like one that has suffered a natural disaster. also, figuratively
Equivalents
Suomi
tuhoalue
Svenska
katastrofområde
Examples
“Much of the central Gulf Coast was declared a disaster area after hurricane Katrina.”
“Your room is a disaster area.”
“And while our discourse might be a disaster area, the imaginative vistas of the Internet are far more vast than the modest plot of our feeds.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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