natural disaster

[nach-er-uhl-di-zas-ter]

noun

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

Example Sentences

He compared the circumstances with those after a natural disaster, such as a hurricane that damages power lines or a major wildfire that destroys key transmission lines.

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The movie’s verisimilitude may trigger some Los Angeles viewers who know all too well the pain of recovering from a natural disaster.

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“Do you remember when we weren’t dealing with a new natural disaster every week?”

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“An upcoming video game got shelved a week before it hit stores, and the development team is suing the company. There’s a new natural disaster every week. And to top it all off, school’s starting back up in a month.”

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Mom will be back any second, and if we don’t know anything about Hurricane Floyd, she’s going to make us recite every international election and natural disaster from memory.

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