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noun
A place used as a hospital on board a ship, or on a spaceship (in science fiction).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured in a school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
(nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sick berth
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Broader terms: room
History
From sick + bay.
