A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine.
A place at the front of the tweendecks of a merchant ship where provisions are stored.
A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities.