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Gefallener — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • casualty noun Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.

Senses

Gefallener is used for these senses in English:

  • casualty (military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

casualty — full definition

  1. noun Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  2. noun A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
  3. noun Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
  4. noun A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

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