|
|
| |
Definitions for: Casualty
[n] a decrease of military personnel or equipment
[n] an accident that causes someone to die
[n] someone injured or killed in an accident
[n] someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement
Webster (1913) Definition: Cas"u*al*ty, n.; pl. Casualties. [F. casualit['e],
LL. casualitas.]
1. That which comes without design or without being foreseen;
contingency.
Losses that befall them by mere casualty. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
2. Any injury of the body from accident; hence, death, or
other misfortune, occasioned by an accident; as, an
unhappy casualty.
3. pl. (Mil. & Naval) Numerical loss caused by death, wounds,
discharge, or desertion.
Casualty ward, A ward in a hospital devoted to the
treatment of injuries received by accident.
Syn: Accident; contingency; fortuity; misfortune.
Synonyms: fatal accident, injured party
See Also: accident, damage, decrease, drop-off, equipment casualty, fatality, human death, lessening, loss, personnel casualty, victim
|
|
Try our:
Scrabble Word Finder
Scrabble Cheat
Words With Friends Cheat
Hanging With Friends Cheat
Scramble With Friends Cheat
Ruzzle Cheat
Related Resources:
animals starting with r
animlas that start with o
|
