noun
1 person killed/injured in a war/an accident
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy , high , serious
▪ light , low
▪ pedestrian , road (both BrE )
▪ civilian , military
▪ human
VERB + CASUALTY
▪ cause , inflict
▪
The guerrillas inflicted heavy casualties on the local population.
▪ incur , suffer , sustain , take
▪
Our division suffered only light casualties.
▪ avoid , minimize , prevent
CASUALTY + NOUN
▪ count , figures , list , rate
2 ( BrE ) part of a hospital
VERB + CASUALTY
▪ be admitted to
▪
He was admitted to ~ with head injuries.
▪ rush sb to , take sb to
CASUALTY + NOUN
▪ department , unit , ward
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
He works as a doctor in ~.