Lazaretto (Noun)
Meaning 1
A small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The city's lazaretto was established on a remote island to quarantine those afflicted with the plague.
- During the Middle Ages, lepers were often banished to a lazaretto on the outskirts of town.
- The lazaretto was a place of isolation and fear, where those with infectious diseases were sent to live out their days.
- In the 19th century, the lazaretto was a common feature of many port cities, where sailors and travelers could be quarantined if they showed signs of illness.
- The lazaretto was a self-sufficient community, with its own hospital, chapel, and cemetery, where patients could live and die in isolation.