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?
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Holness declared the entire island nation a disaster area.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
This comes after Melissa struck Jamaica on Tuesday, causing extensive damage and prompting the prime minister to declare the country a disaster area.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the country a disaster area.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the country a disaster area, per the outlet.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
This comes after Melissa struck Jamaica on Tuesday, causing extensive damage and prompting the prime minister to declare the country a disaster area.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the country a disaster area.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the country a disaster area, per the outlet.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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