quarantine
/ˈkwɒɹ.ən.taɪn/noun
A period of keeping people, animals, or plants separated from others to stop a disease from spreading.
Example sentences
- “The dog spent two weeks in quarantine after arriving from overseas.”
- “Travelers from the affected region had to stay in quarantine for ten days.”
From the Italian for forty days, the isolation period once imposed on ships arriving in Venice during plague years.