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sick bay — sick bays also sick bay N COUNT: also prep N A sick bay is an area, especially on a ship or navy base, or in Britain in a school or university, where medical treatment is given and where beds are provided for people who are ill. ...a free 16 bed… … English dictionary
Sick bay — Sick Sick, a. [Compar. {Sicker}; superl. {Sickest}.] [OE. sek, sik, ill, AS. se[ o]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak, D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj?kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan. syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.] 1. Affected with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sick bay — Bay Bay, n. [F. baie, fr. LL. baia. Of uncertain origin: cf. Ir. & Gael. badh or bagh bay, harbor, creek; Bisc. baia, baiya, harbor, and F. bayer to gape, open the mouth.] 1. (Geog.) An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sick bay — n a compartment in a ship used as a dispensary and hospital broadly a place for the care of the sick or injured * * * (sik ba) hospital and dispensary quarters on a naval vessel or station … Medical dictionary
sick bay — sick′ bay n. naut. navig. a hospital or dispensary, esp. aboard ship • Etymology: 1805–15 … From formal English to slang
sick bay — n. a hospital and dispensary, esp. on board ship … English World dictionary
sick bay — noun or sick berth 1. : a compartment in a ship (as a warship or transport) used as a dispensary and hospital 2. : a place (as a ward in a hospital or the infirmary of a school) restricted to the care of the sick or injured opened sick bays and… … Useful english dictionary
sick-bay — see sick bay … English dictionary
sick bay — noun Date: 1813 a compartment in a ship used as a dispensary and hospital; broadly a place for the care of the sick or injured … New Collegiate Dictionary
sick bay — /ˈsɪk beɪ/ (say sik bay) noun a hospital, infirmary, or room set aside for the treatment of people taken ill, as on a ship or in a school, office building, etc …
