Death-toll Definition

noun

The number of dead as a result of a war, natural disaster or other incident.

Greenpeace report says Chernobyl death toll has been underestimated (Wikinews, April 18, 2006)
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Noun

Singular:
death-toll
Plural:
death tolls

Death-toll Sentence Examples

  • At the time of writing, the death toll from the assault on the city remains unknown.

  • In the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic, the death toll reached a staggering 20 to 40 million worldwide.

  • The reason for the death toll in the UK is our huge stock of poorly heated, energy inefficient homes.

  • Following the weekend 's horrific death toll in Israel, Christian Aid calls for an immediate halt to the violence by both sides.

  • The annual death toll attributable to influenza and its complications averages 20,000 in the United States alone.

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