as in hospital
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured
The new naval vessel includes a state-of-the-art sick bay.
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Recent Examples of sick bay
The project will include four kennel runs, a cat quarantine room and sick bay, clinic room with two surgery bays, office and storage areas, an education meeting room and a sally port.
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Susan McFarland, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
Doorways on one side lead into a rabbit’s warren of corridors and rooms, including cramped sailors’ quarters, comfy officers’ bedrooms, kitchens, sick bays, even a barbershop and a laundry—a reminder that 4,000 sailors and officers at a time used to call this ship home.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 25 July 2023
At Fox Hill, which is more formally called the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services facility, Bankman-Fried shared the one-room sick bay with four other men.
—Katanga Johnson, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2022
With a wave of this fictional device, a Starfleet crew member could get a comprehensive medical analysis without having to be admitted to the ship’s sick bay.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
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Susan McFarland, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
Doorways on one side lead into a rabbit’s warren of corridors and rooms, including cramped sailors’ quarters, comfy officers’ bedrooms, kitchens, sick bays, even a barbershop and a laundry—a reminder that 4,000 sailors and officers at a time used to call this ship home.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 25 July 2023
At Fox Hill, which is more formally called the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services facility, Bankman-Fried shared the one-room sick bay with four other men.
—Katanga Johnson, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2022
With a wave of this fictional device, a Starfleet crew member could get a comprehensive medical analysis without having to be admitted to the ship’s sick bay.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick bay
Noun
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Around two dozen left for institutional settings, such as hospitals, or temporary locations like friend’s houses or motels.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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The hospital did not face financial penalties after the incident and has not violated EMTALA since, according to federal inspection records.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His sophomore feature is a sensual drama following young Luz and Pedro, who meet by chance at the olive oil mill but are unaware of the existence of Omar, who lies in the infirmary of the nearby monastery.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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Wallace confirmed Adair had initially been in the infirmary for a pre-existing wound on his leg.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Sick bay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick%20bay. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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