killed in action en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(not-comparable) The designation for a member of an organization (primarily military) who has died while on duty.
There were only some four hundred United States marines who in the heroic and historic defense of Wake Island inflicted such great losses on the enemy. Some of those men were killed in action; and others are now prisoners of war.
1942 January 6, Franklin Roosevelt, 1942 President's Annual Message to Congress:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| killed-in-action | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
prisoner of war · absent without leave · missing in action
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Translations (9)
uk уби́тий у бою́ (dead on duty) · fi kaatunut taistelussa (dead on duty) · fr mort au combat (dead on duty) · cmn 殉职 (dead on duty) · de gefallen (dead on duty) · ru уби́т в бою́ (dead on duty) · es muerto en combate (dead on duty) · pl zabity w akcji (dead on duty) · fr mort en service (dead on duty)