Definition of lazaretto Lazaretto
laz•a•ret•to
We found 9 definitions of lazaretto from 6 different sources.
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What does lazaretto mean?
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NounPlural: lazarettoes |
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| lazaretto - hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) | ||
| lazaret, lazarette, lazar house, pesthouse | ||
| lazaretto - a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship | ||
| glory hole | ||
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Wiktionary 
- lazaretto (Noun)
A medical facility specializing in the care for contagious patients. - lazaretto (Noun)
A ship or building used for quarantine. - lazaretto (Noun)
An area on some merchant ships where provisions are stored.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lazaretto (n.)
A public building, hospital, or pesthouse for the reception of diseased persons, particularly those affected with contagious diseases.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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lazaretto
laz-a-ret′ō, n. a public hospital for diseased persons, esp. for such as have infectious disorders: a prison hospital: a place where persons are kept during quarantine.—Also Laz′aret. [It. lazzeretto.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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lazaretto
A building or vessel appointed for the performance of quarantine, in which all persons are confined coming from places infected with the plague or other infectious diseases. Also, a place parted off at the fore part of the 'tween decks, in some merchantmen, for stowing provisions and stores in.
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🔤- lazaretto, noun, singular of lazarettos.
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