pesthouse

[US]/ˈpɛsthaʊs/
[UK]/ˈpɛstˌhaʊs/

Translation

n.a hospital or place for the isolation of patients with infectious diseases; a house or building used for the treatment of plague patients
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

abandoned pesthouse

historic pesthouse

local pesthouse

pesthouse quarantine

pesthouse treatment

pesthouse records

pesthouse history

pesthouse inspection

pesthouse staff

pesthouse facility

Example Sentences

during the outbreak, the government set up a pesthouse for the infected.

the pesthouse was located on the outskirts of the town.

patients in the pesthouse received constant medical attention.

they were worried about the conditions in the pesthouse.

the pesthouse was built to contain the spread of disease.

volunteers helped clean and maintain the pesthouse.

access to the pesthouse was strictly controlled.

the pesthouse had limited resources for treatment.

families were anxious about their loved ones in the pesthouse.

after recovery, patients were released from the pesthouse.

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