Nightingale ward

noun

A hospital ward housing numerous patients in a single room.

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Meanings

nounNightingale ward (plural Nightingale wards)

plural Nightingale wards

  1. A hospital ward housing numerous patients in a single room.

Origin

Named after the pioneering nurse Florence Nightingale.

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APA

Nightingale ward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nightingale%20ward

MLA

“Nightingale ward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nightingale%20ward. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nightingale ward,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nightingale%20ward.

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