English Explanatory Dictionary

collateral damage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Damage to civilian property or civilian casualties that is the unintended result of military operations.
  2. Harm to innocent people that results from policy decisions.
  3. Unintended victims of an attack targeted at someone or something else.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

collateral damage collateral damages

Related words

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