1. : a compartment in a ship (as a warship or transport) used as a dispensary and hospital
2. : a place (as a ward in a hospital or the infirmary of a school) restricted to the care of the sick or injured
opened sick bays and dispensaries in the refugee camps — Picture Post
got him back to the palm shack we used as sick bay — J.F.Regan
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a hospital or dispensary, esp. aboard ship.
[1805-15]
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sick bay noun
1. A compartment for sick and wounded on a ship (also sick berth)
2. An infirmary or sanatorium at a boarding school, etc
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Main Entry: ↑sick
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sick bay,
the part of a ship in which drugs are kept and medical treatment is given; ship's hospital, infirmary, or dispensary.
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noun, pl ⋯ bays [count]
: a place on a ship that is used to care for sick or injured people
Useful english dictionary. 2012.