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    miss·ing in ac·tion

    adjective

    • 1. (of a member of the armed forces) not yet traced or confirmed as either alive or dead: "after air and sea searches, the men were listed as missing in action"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › missing in actionMissing in action Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jun 20, 2024 · The meaning of MISSING IN ACTION is missing and unable to be confirmed as captured or killed following military action —often used figuratively for someone or something notably or unexpectedly missing, absent, or inactive. How to use missing in action in a sentence.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMISSING IN ACTION definition and meaning | Collins English...

    Definition of 'missing in action' missing in action. phrase. If a member of the armed forces is missing in action, they have not returned from a battle, their body has not been found, and they are not thought to have been captured. See full dictionary entry for missing. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMISSING IN ACTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    MISSING IN ACTION definition: 1. A soldier or other member of the armed forces who is missing in action cannot be found after a…. Learn more.

  5. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › missing+in+actionMissing in action - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    1. military Unable to be located and therefore unable to be confirmed as alive or dead. The platoon got hit hard, man. Most of the soldiers are missing in action now. 2. Not present or involved in something.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Missing_in_actionMissing in action - Wikipedia

    Missing in action ( MIA) is a casualty classification assigned to combatants, military chaplains, combat medics, and prisoners of war who are reported missing during wartime or ceasefire. They may have been killed, wounded, captured, executed, or deserted.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › MIAMIA Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MIA is missing in action —often used figuratively for someone or something notably or unexpectedly missing, absent, or inactive. How to use MIA in a sentence.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › missing_in_actionmissing in action - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · missing in action (not comparable) (chiefly military) The designation for a member of an organization (usually military) with whom contact is lost and whose whereabouts are not known, but whose death is not confirmed. (by extension) Not present when one is expected to be.