the wounded

noun

: people who have been wounded
They carried the wounded off the battlefield.

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There was also a group of soldiers who were killed and injured who the general tended to, getting two of the wounded to a hospital. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025 Others showed chaotic scenes as officials worked to stretcher the wounded onto helicopters to be airlifted to hospital. Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025 Reuters Television images showed helicopters ferrying out the affected, while residents helped security forces and medics carry the wounded to ambulances in an area with a long history of earthquakes and floods. Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025 Teen victims were also among the wounded. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the wounded

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