Strict building codes were enacted after the earthquake to reduce the risk of future fatalities.
地震后实施了严格的建筑规范，以降低未来死亡的风险。
A public health official claims that a citywide campaign promoting seatbelt use significantly reduced traffic fatalities among teenage drivers specifically.
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Which choice best defines “fatality”?
D — A death caused by an accident or disaster. “fatality” means a death caused by an accident or disaster.
Which word means “a death caused by an accident or disaster”?
D — fatality. “fatality” means a death caused by an accident or disaster.
fatality — a death caused by an accident or disaster. In Chinese: 死亡，致命性.
fatality is pronounced /fəˈtæləti/.
Strict building codes were enacted after the earthquake to reduce the risk of future fatalities. (地震后实施了严格的建筑规范，以降低未来死亡的风险。)
death, casualty, mortality — all close in meaning to fatality (a death caused by an accident or disaster).
Yes. fatality is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.