{ ||Laz`a*ret" (?), Laz`a*ret"to (?) } n. (Naut.) (Pronounced by seamen &?;) A low space under the after part of the main deck, used as a storeroom.

{ Laz`a*ret" (?), Laz`a*ret"to (?), } n. [F. lazaret, or It. lazzeretto, fr. Lazarus. See Lazar.] A public building, hospital, or pesthouse for the reception of diseased persons, particularly those affected with contagious diseases.

{ ||Laz`a*ret" (?), Laz`a*ret"to (?) } n. (Naut.) (Pronounced by seamen &?;) A low space under the after part of the main deck, used as a storeroom.