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short-stay, a.
[f. short a. + stay n.3]
1. Naut., in phr. short stay apeek (see quot. 1867).
1837Marryat Snarleyyow ix, Short stay apeak was the anchor. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. s.v. Apeek, A ship drawn directly over the anchor is apeek: when the fore-stay and cable form a line, it is short stay apeek; when in a line with the mainstay, long stay apeek.
2. That makes a short stay, spec. in a hospital or other institution providing care or treatment; providing accommodation for a short stay; of or pertaining to those who make a short stay.
1946Nature 26 Oct. 578/2 It is proposed to establish a diagnostic and research centre at the teaching hospital..to deal with short-stay in-patients and out-patients. 1952C. P. Blacker Eugenics: Galton & After xi. 316 These mainly consist of nursery services (long- and short-stay residential nurseries; part and full-time day nurseries; nursery schools). 1960J. Stroud Shorn Lamb i. 14 A short-stay case..[is] a case where..the children are only going to be In Care for a very short time. 1965J. Pollitt Depression & its Treatment vi. 85 Out-patient treatment and short-stay admission is now widely practised for all psychiatrically ill patients. 1976Howard Jrnl. XV. i. 45 Readers working with homeless alcoholics will appreciate the accounts of the birth and growth of two long-stay hostels and a short-stay house. 1981D. Kavanagh Fiddle City ii. 31 Short-stay car parks, long-stay car parks. |