Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

casualty department

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
ca-su-al-ty de-part-ment
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

(also casualty ward) the department of a hospital providing immediate treatment for emergency cases.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

casualty departments (plural) casualty (alternative)

Synonyms

A&E accident and emergency emergency department emergency room

Questions

What does casualty department mean?
(also casualty ward) the department of a hospital providing immediate treatment for emergency cases.

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