1. small storage compartments or lockers, especially on boats or ships
Usage: nautical
2. isolation hospitals or quarantine facilities for people with contagious diseases
Usage: historical; medical

Examples

• The crew stored emergency supplies in the stern lazarettes.
• Extra rope and tackle were kept in the port and starboard lazarettes.
• The yacht’s lazarettes provided ample storage for diving equipment.
• Historical lazarettes were built on islands to isolate plague victims.
• The old lazarettes served as quarantine stations for incoming ships.
• Medieval cities established lazarettes outside their walls for disease control.