Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of the armed services who is reported killed during a combat mission.
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- noun military a person who is
killed in action . - adjective military
killed in action .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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KIA is the largest of the so-called cornerstone investors in the IPO.
AIA IPO Seeks $17.1 Billion Alison Tudor 2010
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SP5 Richard J. Hentz from Oshkosh, Wisconsin KIA/BNR
Osborne, Rodney D. 1971
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SP5 Richard J. Hentz from Oshkosh, Wisconsin KIA/BNR
Algaard, Harold L. 1971
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SP5 Richard J. Hentz from Oshkosh, Wisconsin KIA/BNR
Hentz, Richard J. 1971
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SP5 Richard J. Hentz from Oshkosh, Wisconsin KIA/BNR
Strawn, John T. 1971
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SP5 Richard J. Hentz from Oshkosh, Wisconsin KIA/BNR
Marker, Michael W. 1971
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After a death – referred to as a KIA for Killed In Action, or often as an Angel – there is a marked silence among the crew, a sadness that hangs heavy.
Afghanistan Medevac Team Saves Lives During Wartime The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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After a death & ndash; referred to as a KIA for Killed In Action, or often as an Angel & ndash; there is a marked silence among the crew, a sadness that hangs heavy.
Afghanistan Medevac Team Saves Lives During Wartime The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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But under the legal system here, after a certain period of detention, a police jail, in a police cell, they will then be moved to the island ` s prison, the correctional institute of Aruba, it ` s called, the KIA, which is down on the east end of the island.
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After a death - referred to as a KIA for Killed In Action, or often as an Angel - there is a marked silence among the crew, a sadness that hangs heavy.
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