lazaretto
noun pl. lazarettos
- a public hospital for poor people having contagious diseases, esp. for lepers
- a building or ship used as a quarantine station
- a storage space below deck in the stern of a ship or boat
See lazaretto in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lăzˌə-rĕtˈō) also laz·a·ret or laz·a·rette (-rĕtˈ)
noun pl. laz·a·ret·tos also
laz·a·rets or
laz·a·rettes - A hospital treating contagious diseases.
- A building or ship used as a quarantine station.
- often lazaret Nautical A storage space between the decks of a ship.
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