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  • 1disaster — noun 1 bad event/situation ADJECTIVE ▪ awful, big, catastrophic, devastating, enormous (esp. AmE), great, horrible, huge, large scale (esp. AmE) …

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  • 2disaster — dis|as|ter [ dı zæstər ] noun count or uncount ** something very bad that happens and causes a lot of damage or kills a lot of people: A series of disasters forced the company to close down. a natural disaster: Protect your property from natural… …

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  • 3disaster */*/ — UK [dɪˈzɑːstə(r)] / US [dɪˈzæstər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms disaster : singular disaster plural disasters 1) something very bad that happens and causes a lot of damage or kills a lot of people A series of disasters forced the… …

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  • 4Disaster Averted — How I Met Your Mother episode Episode no. Season 7 Episode 9 Directed by Michael Shea Written by …

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  • 5Chernobyl disaster — This article is about the 1986 nuclear plant accident in Ukraine. For other uses, see Chernobyl (disambiguation). Chernobyl disaster …

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  • 6Bhopal disaster — The Bhopal disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred in the city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, resulting in the immediate deaths of more than 3,000 people, according to the Indian Supreme Court. A more probable figure is that 8,000… …

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  • 7Springhill mining disaster — Mine shed at Springhill, NS The term Springhill mining disaster can refer to any of three separate Canadian mining disasters which occurred in 1891, 1956, and 1958 in different mines within the Springhill coalfield, near the town of Springhill in …

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  • 8Dahlerau train disaster — Dahlerau station at the time of the accident Accident site, showing the destroyed …

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  • 9Heysel Stadium Disaster — The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred owing to football hooliganism in which a retaining wall of the Heysel Stadium in Brussels collapsed on May 29 1985 before a football match between Liverpool F.C. from England and Juventus F.C. from Italy. 39… …

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  • 101932 Moweaqua Coal Mine disaster — The Moweaqua Coal Mine Disaster happened on December 24, 1932, in Moweaqua, Illinois. The disaster was caused by a methane gas explosion killing 54 miners. The explosion occurred shortly after the day shift started, sometime between 7:30 and 8:00 …

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