sick bay

noun

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: a compartment in a ship used as a dispensary and hospital
broadly : a place for the care of the sick or injured

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While navigating the chaos, fans will enter the shuttle bay, sick bay, control room, and turbolift before being redirected to the ship’s bridge. — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025 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. — Susan McFarland, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023 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 In sick bay, Christine and M’Benga tend to the Lutani pilot injured after the Jikaru’s attempt to defend itself. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sick bay

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sick bay was in 1813

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sick bay

noun
: a place on a ship used as a hospital

Medical Definition

sick bay

noun
: a compartment in a ship used as a dispensary and hospital
broadly : a place for the care of the sick or injured

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