lost in action

== English == === Adjective === lost in action (not comparable) (euphemistic, of a military serviceperson) Killed during military combat. (of military equipment, resources, etc.) Destroyed during military combat. (figuratively, by extension, of persons, things, policies, etc.) Rejected, nullified, incapacitated, or rendered unavailable. === See also === missing in action === Anagrams === anticolonist