"The devastation in the wake of the earthquake was vast."
The neighborhood was shocked with the devastation after the hurricane struck the town.
Scenes of devastation accompanied Sherman's march to the sea.
War? War never leads to peace, just devastation for as far as the eye can see and the ear can hear.
A drawbridge allows welcome guests into a castle to cross the moat(a trench of water that goes around the perimiter of the castle)