Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: quarantine
IPA transcription: [kw'ɔɹənt,in]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: quarantine
    Meaning: place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
Usage examples
  • I took a week to go, another to return, four days of quarantine, and forty-eight hours to stay there; that makes three weeks.
  • Meanwhile, General Butler was busy moving his transports and troops around outside by sea to Quarantine; and, having occupied that point in force, Forts Jackson and St. Philip capitulated on April 28.