"damage control" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: damage controls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} damage control (countable and uncountable, plural damage controls)
  1. The limiting of damage resulting from an action when damage cannot be avoided. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-damage_control-en-noun-1HItZSKG
  2. (nautical) A department or group, as aboard a naval vessel, responsible for taking action to control damage caused by fire, collision, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Nautical, Public relations Translations (department responsible for taking action to control damage): 損害管制 (Chinese Mandarin), 损害管制 (sǔnhài guǎnzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 損管 (Chinese Mandarin), 损管 (sǔnguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), vauriontorjuntaryhmä (Finnish), Schadensabwehr [feminine] (German), Schiffsicherung [feminine] (German), בַּקָּרַת נְזָקִים (bakarat nezakim) [feminine] (Hebrew)
    Sense id: en-damage_control-en-noun-A9ABttWs Disambiguation of Public relations: 18 55 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 48 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 60 23 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 58 25 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'department responsible for taking action to control damage': 8 84 8
  3. (public relations) Any efforts, as by a company or organization, to curtail losses, counteract unfavorable publicity, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (efforts to curtail losses): 損害管制 (Chinese Mandarin), 损害管制 (sǔnhài guǎnzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 損管 (Chinese Mandarin), 损管 (sǔnguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), vahingontorjunta (Finnish), Schadensbegrenzung [feminine] (German), controle de danos [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-damage_control-en-noun-MZmfseWK Disambiguation of 'efforts to curtail losses': 7 15 78

Inflected forms

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