quarantine
US /ˈkwɔrənˌtin, ˈkwɑr-/
・UK /'kwɒrənti:n/
C1
noun
- The place to isolate sick plants, animals
- A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.
verb
- To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
other
- To impose isolation on (a person, animal, or place).