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sick bays

noun

plural of sick bay

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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Think housing, hospitals, schools, clean energy, water, transportation, wildfire prevention and broadband.

— Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
In this latest report, the commission describes the dire impacts of prolonged cold exposure on Ukrainian civilians, saying that the country’s medical authorities documented deaths caused by low temperatures in homes, and even in hospitals.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

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Polly had spent years moving between workhouses and infirmaries, sometimes returning to her father’s house.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries.

— Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026

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