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casu·alty (kaz̸h′o̵̅o̅ əl tē)

noun pl. casualties -·ties

  1. an accident, esp. a fatal one
  2. Mil.
    1. a member of the armed forces who is lost to active service through being killed, wounded, captured, interned, sick, or missing
    2. losses of personnel resulting from death, injury, etc.
  3. anyone hurt or killed in an accident
  4. anything lost, destroyed, or made useless by some unfortunate or unforeseen happening

Etymology: ME & OFr casuelte < ML casualitas: see casual

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casualty Synonyms

casualty

n.

  1. A misfortune

    accident, mishap, calamity, fatality; see catastrophe, disaster, misfortune 2.

  2. A loss in personnel; often plural

    killed, wounded, and missing; fatalities, losses, death toll, the injured, dead, victims, missing in action, MIA's.


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casualty Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • evacuate: Working along side firefighters from Blue watch at Buxton, the team facilitated a hoisting system using technical rope skills to evacuate the casualty.

Adjective modifier

  • unconscious: Provide buoyancy for an unconscious casualty on the surface.

Modifies a noun

  • coveragethe: From the table on any small york times offered casualty coveragethe vw.

Noun used with modifier

  • road: Please continue to let us know of any road casualty otters seen in our area.
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The first casualty when war comes is truth.

-Johnson, HiramWarren

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