sick bay

noun

A room in an institution, or compartment on a vessel, where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought.

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Meanings

nounsick bay (plural sick bays)

plural sick bays

  1. A room in an institution, or compartment on a vessel, where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought.

Translations

Afrikaans siekeboeg
  • siekeboegroom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
Bulgarian лазарет
  • лазарет (lazaret)room where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
Chinese Mandarin 醫務室 /医务室
  • 醫務室 /医务室 (yīwùshì)room where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
Czech ošetřovna
  • ošetřovnaroom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
Dutch ziekenboeg
  • ziekenboegroom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
Finnish sairastupa
  • sairastuparoom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
French infirmerie
  • infirmerieroom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
German Sanitätsbereich, Sanitätszimmer
  • Sanitätsbereichroom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
  • Sanitätszimmerroom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
  • Schiffshospitalroom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
  • Krankenzimmerroom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
Hebrew חֲדַר חוֹלִים
  • חֲדַר חוֹלִים (khadar kholim)room where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
Māori whare tūroro, wharetūroro
  • whare tūrororoom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
  • wharetūrororoom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
  • rūmatūrororoom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
Polish ambulatorium
  • ambulatoriumroom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
Spanish enfermería
  • enfermeríaroom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
Swedish sjukstuga, sjukhytt
  • sjukstugaroom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
  • sjukhyttroom where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought
Cite this entry
APA

sick bay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick%20bay

MLA

“sick bay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick%20bay. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sick bay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick%20bay.

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