lazaretto
noun
laz·a·ret·to
ˌla-zə-ˈre-(ˌ)tō 
variants
or lazaret
or less commonly lazarette
plural lazarettos or lazarets also lazarettes
1
usually lazaretto
: an institution (such as a hospital) for those with contagious diseases
2
: a building or a ship used for detention in quarantine
3
usually lazaret
or lazarette
: a space in a ship between decks used as a storeroom
Examples of lazaretto in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The intimate store, dubbed Third Man Records London, opened Saturday and was built out in the former site of a lazaretto, a historical flourish that plays deeply into White’s mythology.
—
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2021
Closed to commercial flights, the airport has become a kind of lazaretto, reported the Wall Street Journal in mid-April, raising human rights concerns.
—Laura Weiss, The New Republic, 14 May 2020
For centuries, leper colonies and lazarettos had sequestered bodies and cargos suspected of carrying disease.
—Timothy Kent Holliday, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2020
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2021
Closed to commercial flights, the airport has become a kind of lazaretto, reported the Wall Street Journal in mid-April, raising human rights concerns.
—Laura Weiss, The New Republic, 14 May 2020
For centuries, leper colonies and lazarettos had sequestered bodies and cargos suspected of carrying disease.
—Timothy Kent Holliday, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2020
Dictionary Entries Near lazaretto
Cite this Entry
“Lazaretto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lazaretto. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
lazaretto
noun
laz·a·ret·to
ˌlaz-ə-ˈret-(ˌ)ō
plural lazarettos or lazarets
1
usually lazaretto
: an institution (as a hospital) for those with contagious diseases
2
: a building or a ship used for detention in quarantine
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share