collateral damage

Definition of collateral damage

(Mil.) damage caused by a military operation, such as a bombing, to objects or persons not themselves the intended target of the attack.

See also: Collateral

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armed forces, armed services, casualty, euphemism, fatal accident, military, military machine, war machine
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