Meanings
nounaccident and emergency (uncountable)
alternative A&E
- New ZealandUKuncountableThe department of a hospital that deals with injuries and medical emergencies.
Synonyms: emergency room, casualty, emergency department
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe department of a hospital that deals with injuries and medical emergencies.
Translations
Bulgarian спешно отделение
- спешно отделение (spešno otdelenie)department of a hospital that deals with injuries and emergencies
Danish akutmodtagelse, skadestue
- akutmodtagelsedepartment of a hospital that deals with injuries and emergencies
- skadestuedepartment of a hospital that deals with injuries and emergencies
Finnish päivystyspoliklinikka
- päivystyspoliklinikkadepartment of a hospital that deals with injuries and emergencies
French urgences
- urgencesdepartment of a hospital that deals with injuries and emergencies
Hungarian sürgősségi osztály
- sürgősségi osztálydepartment of a hospital that deals with injuries and emergencies
Indonesian instalasi gawat darurat
- instalasi gawat daruratdepartment of a hospital that deals with injuries and emergencies
Malay kemalangan dan kecemasan
- kemalangan dan kecemasandepartment of a hospital that deals with injuries and emergencies
Portuguese urgências
- urgênciasdepartment of a hospital that deals with injuries and emergencies
Cite this entry
APA
accident and emergency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accident%20and%20emergency
MLA
“accident and emergency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accident%20and%20emergency. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accident and emergency,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accident%20and%20emergency.
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