WEB1. a. : a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action. The army sustained heavy casualties. b. : a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed : victim. the ex-senator was a casualty of the last election. 2. : serious or fatal accident : disaster.
WEBa person hurt or killed in a war or other destructive event, or something prevented by an event: The number of casualties from Sunday's tsunami continues to rise. New team …
WEBone 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. See more. QUIZ.
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Casualty - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
WEBDefinitions of casualty. noun. someone injured or killed in an accident. synonyms: injured party. see more. noun. someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement. see more. noun. an accident that causes someone to die. synonyms: fatal accident. see more. noun. a decrease of military personnel or equipment. see more.
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CASUALTY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
WEBApr 8, 2024 · casualty. (kæʒuəlti ) Word forms: plural casualties. 1. countable noun. A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident. Troops fired on demonstrators near the Royal Palace causing many casualties. Synonyms: fatality, death, loss, wounded More Synonyms of casualty. 2. countable noun.
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casualty noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage …
WEBa person who suffers or a thing that is destroyed when something else takes place synonym victim She became a casualty of the reduction in part-time work (= she lost her job). Small businesses have been a casualty of the recession. See casualty in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: casualty.
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CASUALTY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
WEBsomeone or something that is badly affected by something that happens: The health service has been the biggest casualty of government cuts. casualty noun (HOSPITAL) …
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Casualty Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
WEBCASUALTY meaning: 1 : a person who is hurt or killed during an accident, war, etc.; 2 : a person or thing that is harmed, lost, or destroyed victim usually + of.
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casualty noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage …
WEBcasualty. noun. /ˈkæʒuəlti/. /ˈkæʒuəlti/. (plural casualties) [countable] a person who is killed or injured in war or in an accident. Our primary objective is reducing road casualties. Both sides had suffered heavy casualties (= many people had been killed). Wordfinder.