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- Dictionaryquarantine/ˈkwɒrəntiːn/
noun
- 1. a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that may have been exposed to infectious disease are placed: "horses entering the country must stay in quarantine longer"
verb
- 1. place (a person or animal) in quarantine in order to prevent the spread of an infectious disease: "I quarantine all new fish for one month"
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a specific period of time in which a person or animal that has a disease, or may have one, must stay or be kept away from others in order to prevent the spread of the disease: The doctor said I could go home as long as I agreed to stay in quarantine for at least seven days.
How to use quarantine in a sentence. a period of 40 days; a term during which a ship arriving in port and suspected of carrying contagious disease is held in isolation from the shore… See the full definition
a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease. a period, originally 40 days, of detention or isolation imposed upon ships, persons, animals, or plants on arrival at a port or place, when suspected of carrying some infectious or contagious disease.
Definitions of quarantine. noun. isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease. see more see less. noun. enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease. see more see less. verb. place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons.
to keep a person or animal away from others because they have a disease, or may have one, in order to prevent the spread of the disease: It's not uncommon to quarantine passengers after a widespread illness appears to be present on board a plane.
A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people, animals, and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests. It is often used in connection to disease and illness, preventing the movement of those who may have been exposed to a communicable disease, yet do not have a confirmed medical diagnosis.
1. a. A condition, period of time, or place in which a person, animal, plant, vehicle, or amount of material suspected of carrying an infectious agent is kept in confinement or isolated in an effort to prevent disease from spreading. b. An action resulting in such a condition: the government's quarantine of the animals. 2. a.
quarantine in British English. (ˈkwɒrənˌtiːn ) noun. 1. a period of isolation or detention, esp of persons or animals arriving from abroad, to prevent the spread of disease, usually consisting of the maximum known incubation period of the suspected disease. 2. the place or area where such detention is enforced. 3.
QUARANTINE definition: If an animal or person is put into quarantine, they are kept away from other animals or people…. Learn more.
1. If a person or animal is in quarantine, they are being kept separate from other people or animals for a set period of time, usually because they have or may have a disease. [...] 2. If people or animals quarantine or are quarantined, they are stopped from having contact with other people or animals.
