death-roll
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8.4
A list of people killed, often during a war or disaster
- noun
- /ˈdɛθ roʊl/
:
lista de fallecidos
- Estimates place the total death roll at nearly 3,000.
Examples
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The authorities released the death roll after the natural disaster, identifying all the victims.
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During the memorial service, the names of the fallen were read aloud from the death roll.
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In the aftermath of the conflict, the organization compiled a detailed death roll of the casualties.
Synonyms
necrology
vsdeath-roll
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9.9
A published list of people who have died with short details about their lives
focuses on people killed in war or disaster rather than all deaths
How Many
Surface Forms
death-roll singular
death-rolls plural
Morphology
Etymology
Death-roll comes from the two simple parts death and roll, where roll used to mean a long list of names written on a roll of paper, as in roll-call or payroll. So a death-roll is literally a 'list' of people who have died, which is why it names the dead after a disaster.