Definitions
1.NounSynonym of lazaretto.
A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine.
A place at the front of the tweendecks of a merchant ship where provisions are stored.
2.NounA place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
3.NounA building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine.
4.NounA place at the front of the tweendecks of a merchant ship where provisions are stored.