natural disaster

American  

[nach-er-uhl-di-zas-ter] / ˈnætʃ ər əl dɪˈzæs tər /

noun

natural disasters plural

1. a sudden, severe event in nature, such as a flood, earthquake, wildfire, etc., especially one that causes widespread damage and harm.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• natural disasters
  plural

Example Sentences

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natural disaster

"The priority" was "saving lives," she said, though she made no secret of her concern regarding "the immense natural disaster this is causing".

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

This natural disaster has hit at a time of great uncertainty for Venezuela.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

John M. Barry’s revelatory book presents the great Mississippi flood of 1927 as a natural disaster that enabled a historic exercise of American ambition and power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

In most U.S. states, Indiana included, when a healthy tree falls onto a neighbor’s property during a storm or other natural disaster, each property owner is responsible for the damage on their own land.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

I felt myself to be among the survivors of some great natural disaster, some plague, some avalanche or earthquake.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates