Definition of Collateral damage

1. Noun. (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations.

Language type: Euphemism
Generic synonyms: Casualty, Fatal Accident
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Collateral Damage

collate
collated
collateral
collateral
collateralities
collaterality
collateralize
collateralized
collateralizes
collateralizing
collaterally
collaterals
collateral artery
collateral branches of posterior intercostal arteries 3-11
collateral circulation
collateral damage (current term)
collateral digital artery
collateral eminence
collateral fissure
collateral fraud
collateral inheritance
collateral ligament
collateral ligaments
collateral sulcus
collateral trigone
collateral vessel
collates
collating
collation
collations

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