hospital ship

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hospital ship - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hospital \Hos"pi*tal\, n. [OF. hospital, ospital, F. h[^o]pital,
     LL. hospitale (or perh. E. hospital is directly from the Late
     Latin), from L. hospitalis relating to a guest, hospitalia
     apartments for guests, fr. hospes guest. See Host a
     landlord, and cf. Hostel, Hotel, Spital.]
     1. A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn. [Obs.]
        --Spenser.
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     2. A building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are
        received and treated; a public or private institution
        founded for reception and cure, or for the refuge, of
        persons diseased in body or mind, or disabled, infirm, or
        dependent, and in which they are treated either at their
        own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part;
        a tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded
        of an army cared for.
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     Hospital ship, a vessel fitted up for a floating hospital.
        
  
     Hospital Sunday, a Sunday set apart for simultaneous
        contribution in churches to hospitals; as, the London
        Hospital Sunday.
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hospital ship - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hospital ship
      n 1: a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in
           wartime