word
Casualty
KA-zhuh-wuh-ltee
/ˈkæʒʌwʌltiː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
casualty
Dictionary meaning
A decrease of military personnel or equipment.
Examples
- The third army took ten casualties.
- That ferris wheel disaster was a casualty.
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