disaster area — disaster areas 1) N COUNT A disaster area is a part of a country or the world which has been very seriously affected by a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood. The region has been declared a disaster area. 2) N COUNT: usu sing If you… … English dictionary
Disaster area — For the fictional band, see List of minor The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy characters#Hotblack Desiato. Aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. A disaster area is a region or a locale heavily damaged by either natural hazards, such as tornadoes,… … Wikipedia
disaster area — noun a) 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. Much of the central Gulf Coast was declared a disaster area… … Wiktionary
disaster area — di saster .area n 1.) a place where a flood, storm, fire etc has happened and caused a lot of damage ▪ The town was declared a disaster area (=officially called a disaster area) after the floods. 2.) informal a place that is very untidy or dirty… … Dictionary of contemporary English
(a) disaster area — 1. if a place is a disaster area, it is very untidy. The kitchen was a disaster area, with greasy plates piled high in the sink. 2. if a subject, a piece of work, or an organization is a disaster area, it causes many problems, often because it is … New idioms dictionary
disaster area — noun Date: 1953 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 (as emergency loans and relief supplies) … New Collegiate Dictionary
disaster area — 1. a region or locality in which the population is generally affected by the occurrence of a major disaster, as a widespread flood, an explosion causing extensive damage, or the like. 2. such a region or locality officially determined to be… … Universalium
Chernobyl after the disaster — Main article: Chernobyl disaster The Chernobyl disaster, (Ukrainian: Чорнобильська катастрофа) Chornobylʹsʹka katastrofa, was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist … Wikipedia
The Concentration City — is a dystopian short story by British author J. G. Ballard, first published, under the title Build Up in New Worlds volume 19 number 55 in January 1957. It was reprinted in the collections Billennium and Chronopolis and later, under its revised… … Wikipedia
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