Disaster definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DISASTER, n. Dizaster. [Gr., a star; a word of astrological origin ... misfortune; as, we met with many disasters on the road. DISASTER, v.t. To blast by the stroke of an unlucky ... a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster" [syn: catastrophe, disaster] 2: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the ... was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" [syn: calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm] 3: an act ...
disaster area definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a region whose population is affected by a general disaster Merriam Webster's 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) Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (disaster areas) 1. 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 ...
disaster assistance response team definitions U.S. Military Dictionary United States ... for International Development's (USAID) Office of United States Foreign Disaster Assistance provides this rapidly deployable team in response to international disasters. A disaster assistance response team provides specialists, trained in a variety of disaster relief skills, to assist US embassies and USAID missions with ... Government response to disasters. Also called DART. See also foreign disaster; foreign disaster relief. (JP 3-08)
foreign disaster relief definitions U.S. Military Dictionary Prompt aid that can be used to alleviate the suffering of foreign disaster victims. Normally it includes humanitarian services and transportation; the provision ... personnel; and making repairs to essential services. See also foreign disaster. (JP 3-29)
foreign disaster definitions U.S. Military Dictionary An act of nature (such ... of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant United States foreign disaster relief to a foreign country, foreign persons, or to an intergovernmental organization. See also foreign disaster relief. (JP 3-29)
... was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" [syn: calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm] Merriam Webster's noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle ... economic calamity > Oxford Reference Dictionary n. (pl. -ies) 1 a disaster, a great misfortune. 2 a adversity. b deep distress. Phrases and idioms: Calamity Jane a prophet of disaster. Derivatives: calamitous adj. calamitously adv. Etymology: ME f. F calamité ... Burke. Where'er I came I brought calamity. --Tennyson. Syn: Disaster; distress; affliction; adversity; misfortune; unhappiness; infelicity; mishap; mischance; misery; evil; extremity; exigency; downfall. Usage: Calamity, Disaster, Misfortune, Mishap, Mischance. Of these words, calamity is the ...
... A final event; conclusion; generally, an unfortunate conclusion, calamity, or disaster. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an event resulting ... was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" [syn: calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm] 2: a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin ... a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster" [syn: catastrophe, disaster] 3: a sudden violent change in the earth's surface ... Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 a great and usu. sudden disaster. 2 the denouement of a drama. 3 a disastrous ...
... n 1: a death resulting from an accident or a disaster; "a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities" [syn: fatality ... destruction b. the quality or condition of being destined for disaster 2. something established by fate 3. a. fate 1 b ... or agency of fate 5. a. death resulting from a disaster b. one that experiences a fatal outcome Oxford Reference Dictionary ... way. 2 a fatal influence. 3 a predestined liability to disaster. 4 subjection to or the supremacy of fate. Etymology: F ... catastrophe, constellation, cup, deadliness, death, destination, destiny, dies funestis, direness, disaster, doom, doomfulness, end, fatal accident, fate, fatefulness, foredoom, fortune, future ...
... use in the event of famine. Through the 19th cent., disaster relief in Europe consisted largely of emergency grants of food ... care through hastily organized local committees. In the 20th cent., disaster relief became one of the chief activities of the International ... use in the event of famine. Through the 19th cent., disaster relief in Europe consisted largely of emergency grants of food ... care through hastily organized local committees. In the 20th cent., disaster relief became one of the chief activities of the International ... or who have been affected by war or a natural disaster. Relief agencies are stepping up efforts to provide food, shelter ...
... Burke. Where'er I came I brought calamity. --Tennyson. Syn: Disaster; distress; affliction; adversity; misfortune; unhappiness; infelicity; mishap; mischance; misery; evil; extremity; exigency; downfall. Usage: Calamity, Disaster, Misfortune, Mishap, Mischance. Of these words, calamity is the strongest ... by natural causes, such as fire, flood, tempest, disease, etc, Disaster denotes literally ill-starred, and is some unforeseen and distressing ... either public or private, but more frequently the former; a disaster is rather particular than private; it affects things rather than ...