sick bay

noun

a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.

Origin of sick bay

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby sick bay

sicily, sick, sick and tired, sick as a dog, sick at heart, sick bay, sick building syndrome, sick call, sick day, sick headache, sick in bed

Example sentences from the Web for sickbay

  • The young fellow was not a fool, and while in the sickbay had thought matters over a good deal.

    At Aboukir and Acre |George Alfred Henty

  • Suddenly Chet wished he could go back to that first interview in the sickbay, and change all the things he'd said.

    Uniform of a Man |Dave Dryfoos

British Dictionary definitions for sickbay

sickbay
/ (ˈsɪkˌbeɪ) /

noun

a room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured, as on board a ship or at a boarding school

Medical definitions for sickbay

sickbay
[ sĭk′bā′ ]

n.

The hospital and dispensary of a ship.
A place in which the sick or injured are treated.