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vastation

/væˈsteɪʃən/

Meanings
noun
Devastation, laying waste

Examples :

"The hurricane left a trail of vastation across the coastal town, destroying homes and businesses. "
disaster war environment

Related Words

Illustration devastation

devastation noun

/ˌdɛ.vəˈsteɪ.ʃən/

The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

"The hurricane caused widespread devastation, destroying homes and businesses in the coastal town. "

Illustration coastal

coastal adjective

/ˈkəʊstəl/ /ˈkoʊstəl/

Relating to the coast; on or near the coast, as a coastal town, a coastal breeze

"The coastal town was very popular with tourists. "

Illustration trail

trail noun

/tɹeɪl/

The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.

"The dog's trail led the park ranger to the lost child. "

Illustration laying

laying verb

/ˈleɪ.ɪŋ/

To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.

"A shower of rain lays the dust."

Illustration town

town noun

/taʊn/

A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city.

"This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns."

Illustration homes

homes noun

/həʊmz/ /hoʊmz/

An informal term of address, like man or dude.

""Homes, can you help me carry these groceries?" "

Illustration hurricane

hurricane noun

/ˈhʌɹɪkən/ /ˈhɝɪˌkeɪn/

A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.

"The hurricane forced the school to close for several days. "

Illustration waste

waste noun

/weɪst/

Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.

"The factory discarded a lot of waste material from the production process. "

Illustration destroying

destroying verb

/dɪˈstɹɔɪ(j)ɪŋ/

To damage beyond use or repair.

"Hooligans destroy unprovoked."

Illustration left

left noun

/lɛft/

The ensemble of left-wing political parties. Those holding left-wing views as a group.

"The political left is holding too much power."

Illustration across

across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

Illustration businesses

businesses noun

/ˈbɪz.nɪ.sɪz/

A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

"Many small businesses in my town are struggling due to the rising cost of rent. "