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sick bay

American  

noun

  1. a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.


Etymology

Origin of sick bay

First recorded in 1805–15


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But even from the sick bay, Volodymr kept on fighting - receiving and cross-checking sightings of the convoy from civilians all over the Kyiv region and calling them in to the Ukrainian authorities.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2023

"He will be in sick bay for orientation purposes and then we will determine where best to place him," Cleare said in a telephone interview on Tuesday.

From Reuters ● Dec. 14, 2022

They got him to sick bay early that evening, she said, and soon after wheeled him down the gangplank.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2020

I left the sick bay unable to keep my composure.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2018

As swiftly as possible Ambrose was hurried to the Abbey infirmary and sick bay.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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