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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Many of the victims were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment, according to police.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Clover was released from the hospital in February and has brainstormed a new way to meet visitors at the ball—this time, by golf cart.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Noun
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On Tuesday, he was taken to the Collin County Jail and was in isolation at the infirmary within the jail, Fox News Digital confirmed.—
Kelsie Cairns , Michael Ruiz , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Jail records show he is being held without bail in the infirmary at the South Placer Jail in Roseville.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
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“Sick bay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick%20bay. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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