Noun: quarantine 'kwor-un,teen or 'kwór-un,teen [N. Amer], 'kwó-run,teen [Brit]
- Enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
"The entire ship was placed under quarantine due to the outbreak"
- Isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
"The city imposed a quarantine on travellers from affected regions"
- Place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
"My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
Derived forms: quarantined, quarantines, quarantining
Type of: closing off, insulate, isolate, isolation
Encyclopedia: Quarantine