quarantine

quarantine
quarantine quar‧an‧tine [ˈkwɒrəntiːn ǁ ˈkwɔː-] noun [uncountable]
when an animal or food product is kept apart from others in case it is carrying a disease, especially when it has just entered a country:

• The exotic species will be kept in quarantine until health requirements are met.

• the relaxing of Britain's tough quarantine laws

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quarantine UK US /ˈkwɒrəntiːn/ noun [U]
a period of time during which an animal or person that might have a disease is kept away from other people or animals so that the disease cannot spread: be/keep sth/put sth in quarantine »

About 6,000 hogs are being kept in quarantine pending further testing.

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Australian airports have introduced quarantine regulations in a bid to prevent the spread of the disease.

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quarantine UK US /ˈkwɒrəntiːn/ verb [T]
to keep an animal or person away from other animals or people to prevent them from spreading a disease: »

The worker was quarantined for five days and directed to wear a mask to protect others.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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