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sickbay

sickbay

64 6.4
A room on a ship or in a school where sick people are treated
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪkˌbeɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : enfermería
  • McCOY: I'm taking this bunch to Sickbay.
  • go to the sickbay
  • get to the sickbay
  • report to the sickbay

Examples

  • "Have security take them to sickbay for observation, O'Brien, and keep them under restraints at all times."

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Put him in the sickbay now!

    Tears of the Sun (2003)

  • Now get off into the sickbay where you belong.

    Zulu (1964)

  • Get Mr Scott to sickbay.

    Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

  • Get these men to sickbay.

    Ice Station Zebra (1968)

  • Take one of these if you feel weak or in pain, and then report back to sickbay next shift.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • If ill, go to sickbay.

    Jarhead (2005)

  • Let's get her to sickbay.

    Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

  • "Mr. Data, meet me and Dr. Selar in sickbay in five minutes."

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The crew member was taken to the sickbay for medical treatment after the accident.

Synonyms

infirmary
vssickbay
123 4.1

A room in a place like a school where sick or injured people get care

is sometimes used for shipboard treatment areas as well as institutions
sickroom
vssickbay
1 3.2

A room where an ill person stays to rest and get care

covers treatment areas on ships or in institutions rather than a single room
sick berth
vssickbay
  • UK
7.5

A room on a ship where staff treat people who are ill or injured

is also used in institutions as well as on ships for treatment

How Well-Equipped

hospital
∞ 1.0
clinic
964 2.8
sickbay
  • Specialized
64 6.4

Surface Forms

sickbay singular
sickbays plural

Morphology

sickbay = sick + bay (transparent) = sick + bay

The meaning is the straightforward combination of 'sick' (ill) + 'bay' (a compartment), which clearly denotes a ship's area for the ill.

Etymology

Sickbay joins sick ('ill') and bay ('space' or 'room'). On ships a bay is a small area set aside for a special use, so a sickbay is the area for people who are 'sick', which is why it means the ship's medical room.