lazaretto

noun

laz·a·ret·to ˌla-zə-ˈre-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce lazaretto (audio)

variants or lazaret

ˌla-zə-ˈret How to pronounce lazaretto (audio)

or less commonly lazarette

ˌla-zə-ˈret How to pronounce lazaretto (audio)

plural lazarettos or lazarets also lazarettes

usually lazaretto : an institution (such as a hospital) for those with contagious diseases

: a building or a ship used for detention in quarantine

usually lazaret or lazarette : a space in a ship between decks used as a storeroom

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The intimate store, dubbed Third Man Records London, opened Saturday and was built out in the former site of a lazaretto, a historical flourish that plays deeply into White’s mythology.

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2021 Closed to commercial flights, the airport has become a kind of lazaretto, reported the Wall Street Journal in mid-April, raising human rights concerns.

Laura Weiss, The New Republic, 14 May 2020 For centuries, leper colonies and lazarettos had sequestered bodies and cargos suspected of carrying disease.

Timothy Kent Holliday, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2020

单词	lazaretto
释义	lazaretto noun laz·a·ret·to ˌla-zə-ˈre-(ˌ)tō variants or lazaret ˌla-zə-ˈret or less commonly lazarette ˌla-zə-ˈret plural lazarettos or lazarets also lazarettes 1 usually lazaretto : an institution (such as a hospital) for those with contagious diseases 2 : a building or a ship used for detention in quarantine 3 usually lazaret or lazarette : a space in a ship between decks used as a storeroom Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The intimate store, dubbed Third Man Records London, opened Saturday and was built out in the former site of a lazaretto, a historical flourish that plays deeply into White’s mythology. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2021 Closed to commercial flights, the airport has become a kind of lazaretto, reported the Wall Street Journal in mid-April, raising human rights concerns. Laura Weiss, The New Republic, 14 May 2020 For centuries, leper colonies and lazarettos had sequestered bodies and cargos suspected of carrying disease. Timothy Kent Holliday, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2020 Word History Etymology Italian lazzaretto, alteration of Nazaretto, quarantine station in Venice, from Santa Maria di Nazareth, church on the island where it was located First Known Use 1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition lazaretto noun laz·a·ret·to ˌlaz-ə-ˈret-(ˌ)ō variants or lazaret -ˈret -ˈrēt plural lazarettos or lazarets 1 usually lazaretto : an institution (as a hospital) for those with contagious diseases 2 : a building or a ship used for detention in quarantine
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lazaretto

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