Definition of LAZARET

lazaret

Plural: lazarets

Noun

  • A hospital or quarantine station for contagious diseases.
  • hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
  • Synonym of lazaretto.
  • A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
  • Synonym of lazaretto.
  • A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine.
  • Synonym of lazaretto.
  • A place at the front of the tweendecks of a merchant ship where provisions are stored.

Examples

  • The board felt like a LAZARET of low-scoring letters, until ’QUARTZ’ arrived.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French lazaret, from Italian lazzareto (archaic), lazzaretto, lazzeretto; see further at lazaretto. Doublet of lazaretto.

Synonyms

lazar house, lazarette, lazaretto, pesthouse

Scrabble Score: 16

lazaret: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lazaret: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lazaret: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

lazaret: valid Words With Friends Word