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Words related to quarantine
quar·an·tine
Q q -
isolate
to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone. -
isolation
an act or instance of isolating. -
lazaretto
a hospital for those affected with contagious diseases, especially leprosy. -
pratique
license or permission to use a port, given to a ship after quarantine or on showing a clean bill of health. -
quarantine anchorage
an anchorage for ships awaiting a pratique. -
quarantine flag
a yellow flag, designating the letter Q in the International Code of Signals: flown by itself to signify that a ship has no disease on board and requests a pratique, or flown with another flag to signify that there is disease on board ship.