lazaretto.

A building or station used to isolate people or goods because of infectious-disease risk.

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• island lazaretto

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The ship’s passengers entered the lazaretto.

An island lazaretto guarded the harbor.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular lazaretto; plural lazarettos. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.