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Lazarett — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lazaretto noun A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.

Senses

Lazarett is used for these senses in English:

  • lazaretto (also, figuratively) A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine. [from early 17th c.]

lazaretto — full definition

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