lazaretto (redirected from lazarettos)

laz·a·ret·to  (lz-rt) also laz·a·ret or laz·a·rette (-rt)

n. pl. laz·a·ret·tos also laz·a·rets or laz·a·rettes

1. A hospital treating contagious diseases.

2. A building or ship used as a quarantine station.

3. often lazaret Nautical A storage space between the decks of a ship.

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[Italian lazzaretto : blend of lazzaro, lazar (from Late Latin Lazarus, Lazarus; see lazar) and dialectal Nazareto, popular name for a hospital maintained in Venice by the Church of Santa Maria di Nazaret.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lazaretto - hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) lazar house, lazaret, lazarette, pesthouse hospital, infirmary - a health facility where patients receive treatment
	2.	lazaretto - a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship glory hole locker, storage locker, cabinet - a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock