Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sickbay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: sick-bay
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place used as a hospital on board a ship, or on a spaceship (in science fiction).

noun

A room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured in a school.

Example Sentences

"It was the piano lesson again—an orange-tiled floor, one high window, a new upright in a bare room close to the sickbay,"

Etymology

From sick + bay.

Inflected Forms

sickbays (plural) sick bay (alternative)

Synonyms

infirmary sick berth

Questions

What does sickbay mean?: A place used as a hospital on board a ship, or on a spaceship (in science fiction).
Where does sickbay come from?: From sick + bay.

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