ALL meanings of bill of health
bill of health
B b - noun bill of health a certificate, issued by a port officer, that attests to the health of a ship's company 3
- noun bill of health a certificate stating whether there is infectious disease aboard a ship or in the port which the ship is leaving: it is given to the captain for him to show at the next port 3
- noun bill of health a certificate, carried by a ship, attesting to the presence or absence of infectious diseases among the ship's crew and at the port from which it has come. 1
- idioms bill of health clean bill of health, an attestation of fitness or qualification; a commendation: The investigating committee gave him a clean bill of health. 1
- noun bill of health A certificate stating whether or not there is infectious disease aboard a ship or in a port of departure, given to the ship's master to present at the next port of arrival. 0