lazaretto
noun
a hospital for those affected with contagious diseases, especially leprosy.
lazaret,
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a variation of
lazaretto.
Example Sentences
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It was not until much time and money had been spent, that an engineer took notice of a little island exceedingly well adapted to the purpose, and on which the lazaret was finally erected.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell
A vast lazaret was immediately constructed, and five years afterwards appeared the famous sanatory orders which still regulate the navigation of the Sea of Azof.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell
The steward will open the lazaret and send up barrels and things.
From Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
He was in a narrow passageway between two rows of ship's stores that fan fore and after the length of the lazaret.
From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Norman Springer
Its trade, however, has considerably diminished since the suppression of its lazaret, and the closure of the Sea of Azov, in consequence of a fifty days' quarantine established at Kertch.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell
