Associations to the word «Casualty»

Wiktionary

CASUALTY, noun. (obsolete) Chance nature; randomness.
CASUALTY, noun. Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
CASUALTY, noun. A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
CASUALTY, noun. (British) The accident and emergency department of a hospital.

Dictionary definition

CASUALTY, noun. Someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement.
CASUALTY, noun. Someone injured or killed in an accident.
CASUALTY, noun. An accident that causes someone to die.
CASUALTY, noun. A decrease of military personnel or equipment.

Wise words

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