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casualty
[ kazh-oo-uhl-tee ]
noun
- Military.
- a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because their whereabouts or condition cannot be determined.
- casualties, loss in numerical strength through any cause, as death, wounds, sickness, capture, or desertion.
- one who is injured or killed in an accident:
There were no casualties in the traffic accident.
- any person, group, thing, etc., that is harmed or destroyed as a result of some act or event:
Their house was a casualty of the fire.
- a serious accident, especially one involving bodily injury or death.
casualty
/ ˈæʊəɪ /
noun
- a serviceman who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing as a result of enemy action
- a person who is injured or killed in an accident
- a hospital department in which victims of accidents, violence, etc, are treated
- anything that is lost, damaged, or destroyed as the result of an accident, etc
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz was the first Cabinet casualty of President Donald Trump's chaotic first 100 days in office.
"I can't even remember the number of ambulances he's had called to school when he's had to be taken off to casualty."
"The enemy is attacking Odesa with strike drones. There is considerable damage to civilian infrastructure, particularly dwellings," Kiper posted, before later confirming the casualties.
Houthi-run authorities have said strikes have killed dozens of civilians, but they have reported few casualties among the group's members.
The BBC has seen documents suggesting Kurdish authorities may have acted to help Turkey evade accountability for civilian casualties.
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