"battle-damaged" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more battle-damaged [comparative], most battle-damaged [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} battle-damaged (comparative more battle-damaged, superlative most battle-damaged)
  1. Damaged during battle.
    Sense id: en-battle-damaged-en-adj-3r~9Z-zH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1979, Edward Jablonski, Airwar, Doubleday, page 191",
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