sick bay

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noun

a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.

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Origin of sick bay

First recorded in 1805–15
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Words related to sick bay

hospital, dispensary, sickroom

Example sentences from the Web for sick bay

  • The young fellow was not a fool, and while in the sickbay had thought matters over a good deal.

    At Aboukir and Acre|George Alfred Henty

  • Suddenly Chet wished he could go back to that first interview in the sickbay, and change all the things he'd said.

    Uniform of a Man|Dave Dryfoos

British Dictionary definitions for sick bay

sickbay
/ (ˈsɪkˌbeɪ) /

noun

a room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured, as on board a ship or at a boarding school
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Medical definitions for sick bay

sickbay
[ sĭk′bā′ ]

n.

The hospital and dispensary of a ship.
A place in which the sick or injured are treated.
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