
Words starting with : 
Words ending  with : 
Ledger Nano S - The secure hardware wallet
Find a definition : 

definition of the word quarantine

by the Wiktionnary

From Latin quadraginta, forty, from the Venetian custom of keeping ships from plague-ridden countries waiting for 40 days off port



quarantine (plural quarantines)

  1. An attempt at preventing the spread of a disease by isolating those believed to be infected.
  2. An official detention of a ship at port due to suspicion that it may be carrying a contagious disease aboard.
  3. A certain place for isolating persons suspected of suffering from a contagious disease.
  4. A certain period of time during which a person is isolated to determine whether they've been infected with a contagious disease.
  6. A place where email messages or computer files which are suspected of harboring a virus are stored.

Definition from Wiktionary
Content avaible with GNU Free Documentation License

Powered by php Powered by MySQL Optimized for Firefox