Meaning oflazaretin English

Noun

1. a quarantine building or ship; for disease control
   The health department converted an old building into a lazaret to control the outbreak.
2. a place for isolating infectious disease patients
   The hospital built a lazaret to quarantine patients with contagious diseases.
3. a storage area on a merchant ship (for provisions)
   The lazaret on the merchant vessel stored food and water for the long voyage.