26984 words

fatalities

2 definitions • 3 examples
1
a death caused by an accident or by violence, or someone who has died in either of these ways:

Examples:

There are thousands of traffic fatalities (= deaths in traffic accidents) every year.
The first fatalities of the war were civilians.
2
a death caused by an accident or by violence, or a person who has died in this way:

Examples:

The first fatalities of the war have been civilians.

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