casualty : Idioms & Phrases
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casualty care research center
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noun an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care
CCRC.
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Casualty ward
- A ward in a hospital devoted to the treatment of injuries received by accident.
Webster 1913
combat casualty
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noun loss of military equipment in battle
battle damage.
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equipment casualty
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noun loss of military equipment
damage.
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operational casualty
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noun loss of military equipment in field operations
operational damage.
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personnel casualty
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noun military personnel lost by death or capture
loss.
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unavoidable casualty
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noun a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
force majeure; act of God; inevitable accident; vis major.
- he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God
