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collateral damage in Arabic

أَضْرَار جَانِبِيَّة ʔaḍrār jānibiyya

collateral damage in Arabic: أَضْرَار جَانِبِيَّة (ʔaḍrār jānibiyya). In English, collateral damage means damage to civilian property or civilian casualties that is the unintended result of military operations.

Arabic words for collateral damage

collateral damage
أَضْرَار جَانِبِيَّة ʔaḍrār jānibiyya

English meaning of collateral damage

  1. noun Damage to civilian property or civilian casualties that is the unintended result of military operations.
  2. noun Harm to innocent people that results from policy decisions.
  3. noun Unintended victims of an attack targeted at someone or something else.

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Questions about collateral damage in Arabic

What is the meaning of collateral damage in Arabic?
Collateral damage in Arabic is أَضْرَار جَانِبِيَّة (ʔaḍrār jānibiyya).
ما معنى كلمة collateral damage؟
Collateral damage: أَضْرَار جَانِبِيَّة (ʔaḍrār jānibiyya).
What does collateral damage mean in English?
Collateral damage means damage to civilian property or civilian casualties that is the unintended result of military operations.

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