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
If a taxpayer's address of record is in a disaster area locality, individual and business taxpayers automatically get the extra time without having to ask for it.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Residents and businesses in parts of the country declared FEMA disaster areas have more time, however.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit founded by the chef José Andrés that provides meals in war zones and disaster areas, had learned about the Arco and sent a food truck to serve arepas.
—Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Bangkok, home to more than 11 million people, has been declared a disaster area.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Residents and businesses in parts of the country declared FEMA disaster areas have more time, however.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit founded by the chef José Andrés that provides meals in war zones and disaster areas, had learned about the Arco and sent a food truck to serve arepas.
—Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Bangkok, home to more than 11 million people, has been declared a disaster area.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disaster area
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“Disaster area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaster%20area. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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