sick bay

noun

a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.

Words nearby sick bay

sicily, sick, sick and tired, sick as a dog, sick at heart, sick bay, sick building syndrome, sick call, sick day, sick headache, sick in bed

Origin of sick bay

First recorded in 1805–15

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Examples from the Web for sickbay

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 sickbay

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 sickbay

sickbay

[ sĭk′bā′ ]

n.

The hospital and dispensary of a ship.

A place in which the sick or injured are treated.