Meaning

2 senses
  1. Any natural phenomenon that causes great damage and loss of life.

    Naturkatastrophe

    стихи́йное бе́дствиеstixíjnoje bédstvije

    стихійне лихоstyxijne lyxo

  2. The emergency situation that is the consequence of such an event.

Examples

24 sentences
  1. Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.

    Землетруси та потопи — стихійні лиха. — deniko

    ruЗемлетрясения и наводнения - это стихийные бедствия. — sharptoothed

    deErdbeben und Hochwasser sind Naturkatastrophen. — xtofu80

  2. Natural disasters can destroy people's lives.

  3. Floridians aren't strangers to natural disasters.

    ruЖителям Флориды не привыкать к стихийным бедствиям. — Wezel

  4. Preparing for natural disasters requires strategic planning.

    ruПодготовка к природным катаклизмам требует стратегического планирования. — amanshi

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  5. Algeria doesn't suffer regularly from any major natural disaster.

Translations

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Forms

plural: natural disasters

Word family

1 related words

See also

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