In summary, you can call the ship, with complete justification, a floating sanatorium.
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Sanatorium
/ˌsænəˈtɔɹiəm/
Synonyms for "sanatorium" (59 found)
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well-baby clinic
Noun(8 words)
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12 entriesasylumestablishmentfacilityhospitalinfirmaryinsane asyluminstitutionmedical institutionmental homemental hospitalmental institutionpsychiatric hospital
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4 entriesTB hospitalretreat centertuberculosis sanatoriumwellness retreat
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6 entrieshealth facilityhealth retreatmedical facilityrest curetherapeutic climatetuberculosis hospital
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5 total sentences available.
Tom spent time in a sanatorium.
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Tom became sick and spent time in a sanatorium.
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Tuberculosis patients were sent to a special hospital called a sanatorium.
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