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1. a. : a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action. The army sustained heavy casualties. b. : a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed : victim. the ex-senator was a casualty of the last election. 2. : serious or fatal accident : disaster.
Add to word list. a person hurt or killed in a war or other destructive event, or something prevented by an event: The number of casualties from Sunday's tsunami continues to rise. New team uniforms were a casualty of the budget cuts.
In civilian usage, a casualty is a person who is killed, wounded or incapacitated by some event; the term is usually used to describe multiple deaths and injuries due to violent incidents or disasters. It is sometimes misunderstood to mean "fatalities", but non-fatal injuries are also casualties.
Aug 18, 2023 · Aug. 18, 2023. The total number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war in Ukraine began 18 months ago is nearing 500,000, U.S. officials said, a staggering toll as Russia...
Nov 10, 2022 · Nov. 10, 2022. WASHINGTON — Russia’s war in Ukraine has left more than 100,000 of Moscow’s troops dead or wounded, and Ukraine has probably suffered a similar number of casualties, the United...
casualties, loss in numerical strength through any cause, as death, wounds, sickness, capture, or desertion. one who is injured or killed in an accident: There were no casualties in the traffic accident.
Dec 18, 2021 · Glossary. Related coverage: Hidden Pentagon Records Reveal Patterns of Failure in Deadly Airstrikes. The Human Toll of America’s Air Wars. What to Know About the Civilian Casualty Files....
