accident and emergency
noun/ˌæksɪdənt ən ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/
/ˌæksɪdənt ən ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi/
[uncountable] (abbreviation A & E)
(British English) (North American English emergency room [countable])
- the part of a hospital where people who need immediate treatment are taken
- The teenager was rushed to accident and emergency.
- the hospital accident and emergency department
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcareb2- one of the busiest accident and emergency departments in Scotland
- the closure of the hospital's accident and emergency department
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAccident and emergency is used before these nouns:- admission
- department
- unit
- …
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