casualty

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UK /ˈkaʒʊ.əlti/ US /ˈkæʒu.əlti/

noun 5

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(noun.) person killed/injured in a war/an accident

ADJ

VERB + CASUALTY

cause, inflict

The accident caused several casualties, and emergency services responded immediately to the scene.

incur, suffer

The hospital reported that the accident had incurred several casualties among the pedestrians.

CASUALTY + NOUN

figures, list, rate

(noun.) part of a hospital

VERB + CASUALTY

be admitted to

After the car accident, several injured passengers were admitted to casualty for treatment.

rush sb to, take sb to

CASUALTY + NOUN

department, unit, ward

PREP

in ~

A nurse told me she spent five years working in casualty before moving to the pediatric ward.

Definitions

noun

Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.

1756, Samuel Johnson, “The Life of Sir Thomas Browne” in Thomas Browne, Christian Morals, 2nd edition, London: J. Payne, p. xx, The course of his education was like that of others, such as put him little in the way of extraordinary casualties.

A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.

Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.

A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

Clipping of casualty department: the accident and emergency department of a hospital providing immediate treatment.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

Among recent casualties is the S.B.B.'s branch from Nyon to Divonne-les-Bains, just across the French frontier, closed to all traffic at the commencement of the winter service.

Wiktionary

Today, the pocket calculator is a dying product, a casualty of digitization, which has been relegated to the role of a graphic icon on phone and computer screens rather than an object in its own right

Wiktionary

In war, truth is the first casualty.

Tatoeba · #1647015

We've got one casualty.

Tatoeba · #3168082

The first casualty of every war is the truth.

Tatoeba · #3616260

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, casualty is marked as British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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