Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
coliform
colinear
coliseum
colistin
colitis
coll-
coll.
collaborate
collaboration
collaborative divorce
collage
collagen
collagen disease
collagenase
collapsar
collapse
collar
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

collateral damage
col·lat·er·al dam·age


noun 
Definition:
 
unintended military damage: unintended damage to civilian life or property during a military operation
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft