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Noun: lazaretto  `lazu'retow
  1. Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
    - lazaret, lazarette, lazar house, pesthouse
     
  2. A small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship
    - glory hole

Derived forms: lazarettos

Type of: cabinet, hospital, infirmary, locker, storage locker

Encyclopedia: Lazaretto