noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
death in battle; killed in action
Refers to dying in combat, typically for soldiers. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb (戦死する).
祖父は太平洋戦争で戦死した。
My grandfather was killed in action in the Pacific War.
多くの兵士がその
Many soldiers died in that battle.