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English → English (gcide) Definition: Casualty ward Casualty \Cas"u*al*ty\, n.; pl. Casualties. [F. casualit['e], LL. casualitas.] 1. That which comes without design or without being foreseen; contingency. [1913 Webster] Losses that befall them by mere casualty. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. Any injury of the body from accident; hence, death, or other misfortune, occasioned by an accident; as, an unhappy casualty. [1913 Webster] 3. pl. (Mil. & Naval) Numerical loss caused by death, wounds, discharge, or desertion. [1913 Webster] Casualty ward, A ward in a hospital devoted to the treatment of injuries received by accident. Syn: Accident; contingency; fortuity; misfortune. [1913 Webster]