as in hospitals
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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Noun
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Within minutes, a dark brew of sewage, industrial waste, and stormwater was rising through basements and businesses, hospitals and the central rail station, knocking out power and causing a billion dollars in damage.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026 -
Vitalant provides over 40 bay area hospitals with nearly 400 units of blood every day.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Nor are they provided with their own sets of keys to access infirmaries, clinics, housing units and psych wards.—
Mary Buser,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Sick bays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick%20bays. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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