"bill of health" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bills of health [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|bills of health}} bill of health (plural bills of health)
  1. A certificate stating whether or not there is infectious disease aboard a ship or in a port of departure, given to the ship's master to present at the next port of arrival Derived forms: clean bill of health, foul bill of health
    Sense id: en-bill_of_health-en-noun-JPsvqBl7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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