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Collateral damage Moderate

Origin: French suffix -age

Collateral damage has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations

2

Damage to civilian property or civilian casualties that are the unintended result of military operations.

See Also
unintended policy collateral circulation innocent externality damage civilian neutron bomb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fatal accident
Rhyming Words
age sage tage rage wage aage mage yage lage cage gage page nage kage swage adage plage brage phage stage
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