lasarett — meaning in English

English meaning

• hospital noun A medical facility where sick or injured people receive treatment, often including surgery and overnight care.
• lazaretto noun A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.

Senses

lasarett is used for these senses in English:

• hospital A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment.

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.

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