sickbay

English

noun
Definitions
  • A place used as a hospital on board a ship, on a spaceship (in science fiction).
  • A room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured in a school.

Etymology

Compound from English sick + English bay (bend, bay leaf, bay laurel, bathe).

Origin

English

bay

Gloss

bend, bay leaf, bay laurel, bathe

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