Collateral Damage Definition

noun
The unintended killing of civilians and destruction of untargeted buildings, land, etc. during a military operation.
Webster's New World
The unintended detrimental consequences of any action or decision.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Collateral Damage

Noun

Singular:
collateral damage
Plural:
collateral damages

Collateral Damage Sentence Examples

  • Their job is to kill the vamps and any other of Czerno's creatures while minimizing collateral damage.

  • Andre was collateral damage.

  • There is the opportunity for significant collateral damage to any computer network and telecommunications infrastructure that does not have current countermeasures in place.

  • Czerno has no restraint when it comes to collateral damage.

  • What is termed ' collateral damage ' is due to lack of planning.

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