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English noun: collateral damage

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


Broader (hypernym)casualty, fatal accident


Domain categoryarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine


Domain usageeuphemism









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