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Definition of Casualty
1. Noun. Someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement.
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Victim
Generic synonyms: Victim
2. Noun. Someone injured or killed in an accident.
3. Noun. An accident that causes someone to die.
Exact synonyms: Fatal Accident
Generic synonyms: Accident, Fatality, Human Death
Specialized synonyms: Collateral Damage
Generic synonyms: Accident, Fatality, Human Death
Specialized synonyms: Collateral Damage
4. Noun. A decrease of military personnel or equipment.
Specialized synonyms: Damage, Equipment Casualty, Loss, Personnel Casualty
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Drop-off, Lessening
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Drop-off, Lessening
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Definition of Casualty
1. n. That which comes without design or without being foreseen; contingency.
Definition of Casualty
1. a victim of war or disaster [n -TIES]
Medical Definition of Casualty
1. An injury, or the victim of an accident. (05 Mar 2000)