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Collateral damage is any incidental and undesired death, injury or other damage inflicted, especially on civilians, as the result of an activity. Originally coined to describe military operations, [1] it is now also used in non-military contexts to refer to any unwanted fallout from an action.
Learn the meaning of collateral damage, a term for civilian casualties of a military operation, and see how it is used in sentences. Find synonyms, word history, and related entries for collateral damage.
Learn the meaning of collateral damage, a term used to describe the unintentional harm caused to civilians and civilian objects during a war. See how to pronounce it and find translations in different languages.
Collateral Damage is a 2002 American vigilante action-thriller film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elias Koteas, Francesca Neri, Cliff Curtis, John Leguizamo, and John Turturro.
deaths of or injury to civilians (= people not in the armed forces) or damage to buildings that are not connected to the military during a war. People say ‘collateral damage’ to avoid saying ‘innocent people being killed’.
Feb 8, 2002 · Collateral Damage: Directed by Andrew Davis. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Francesca Neri, Elias Koteas, Cliff Curtis. After his family is killed by a terrorist act, a firefighter goes in search of the one responsible.
COLLATERAL DAMAGE meaning: 1. during a war, the unintentional deaths and injuries of people who are not soldiers, and damage…. Learn more.