"sickbay" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sickbays [plural]
Etymology: sick + bay Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sick|bay}} sick + bay Head templates: {{en-noun}} sickbay (plural sickbays)
  1. A place used as a hospital on board a ship, or on a spaceship (in science fiction).
    Sense id: en-sickbay-en-noun-PKnPYNUB
  2. A room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured in a school. Categories (topical): Rooms
    Sense id: en-sickbay-en-noun-v17TpC3U Disambiguation of Rooms: 43 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: infirmary, sick bay

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sickbay meaning in English (2.0kB)

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