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Definition of "lazaretto" [lazaretto]

  • A hospital treating contagious diseases. (noun)
  • A building or ship used as a quarantine station. (noun)
  • Nautical A storage space between the decks of a ship. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lazaretto" in a sentence
  • "There is a very large lazaretto, which is said to be one of the best managed in the world."
  • "* A lazaretto was usually a pest-house for smallpox and other contagious diseases, but here is used for quarantine. but Neilson happily was the very officer, from whom we should have had our certificate, so having the seal of office in his trunk, *"
  • "The lazaretto is a wretched building, with a flagstaff and two houses projecting on the two sides."