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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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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 HentySuddenly 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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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