Collateral Damage
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Collateral Damages
- possessive
- Collateral Damage's
- pluralpossessive
- Collateral Damages'