Unavoidable Casualty (Noun)
Meaning
A natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The hurricane was an unavoidable casualty of the changing climate, causing widespread destruction to the coastal cities.
- The earthquake was deemed an unavoidable casualty of tectonic plate movement, resulting in the loss of thousands of lives.
- The ancient temple was an unavoidable casualty of the volcanic eruption, destroyed by the pyroclastic flow.
- The village was an unavoidable casualty of the flood, swept away by the raging waters that burst the dam.
- The crops were an unavoidable casualty of the drought, withering away under the relentless sun and lack of rain.