walking wounded

noun

Those casualties whose wounds do not require them to be moved on a stretcher but that can walk to medical treatment.

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Meanings

nounthe walking wounded
  1. pluralplural onlyThose casualties whose wounds do not require them to be moved on a stretcher but that can walk to medical treatment.
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APA

walking wounded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walking%20wounded

MLA

“walking wounded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walking%20wounded. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “walking wounded,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walking%20wounded.

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