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- noun Plural form of
lazarette .
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Examples
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In terms of medical care, the Germans equipped prison camps with lazarettes, quarantine stations, apothecaries, and hospital wards to care for wounded and sick Allied prisoners.
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Some afterdecks have lazarettes for storing equipment.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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Some afterdecks have lazarettes for storing equipment.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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The sleeping-sickness has given rise to several hospitals, or lazarettes, conducted by the missionaries.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Haul your used sails out of lazarettes, lockers, attics, garages and closets and make a tax-deductible donation to Haiti-life. org, a non-profit, 501c3, organization.
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I like fresh air as a rule, but for once in a while I don't mind bein 'squoze; and, as lazarettes go, yours ought to be nice and roomy. "
The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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