sick bay
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sick bay
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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"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
Had enough players not emerged from the sick bay, the match would have been postponed for 24 hours.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 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
Captain Cat shoved her way past Reed and into the sick bay, where she fell next to the body, her hands fluttering uselessly over his withered limbs.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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