Disaster Preparedness Terms

verb to run away quickly from a dangerous or unpleasant situation

• The villagers had to flee their homes due to the impending volcanic eruption.
• We need to flee this party before it gets too boring.
• Let's bounce and flee this scene, it's getting too crowded.
• When faced with difficult emotions, some people tend to flee into distractions like excessive work or substance abuse.

noun a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.

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• The hurricane caused widespread destruction along the coast.
• We had to evacuate because of the hurricane.
• That hurricane was a real doozy!
• The emotional hurricane of their breakup left a path of devastation in its wake.

adjective not prepared or ready for a particular situation or task

• The team was unprepared for the sudden change in market trends.
• I was totally unprepared for the pop quiz today.
• I was caught with my pants down, totally unprepared for the meeting.
• She felt like a soldier going into battle unprepared, facing the challenges ahead.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

article a word that specifies a noun as definite or indefinite

• When the situation becomes critical, that's when the shit hits the fan.
• Everything was going smoothly until the shit hit the fan.
• We were just chilling when suddenly the shit hit the fan.
• The project was already behind schedule, but when the shit hit the fan, it was a disaster.

noun A vehicle used for transporting dead bodies or corpses.

• The dead cart was used to transport deceased individuals from the battlefield.
• They loaded up the dead cart with bodies after the battle.
• The dead cart was like a grim taxi for the fallen soldiers.
• The empty streets were like a dead cart, carrying away all signs of life.