English Explanatory Dictionary

ship fever

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of typhus fever.

Word forms

ship fever ship-fever

Etymology

It was once common in the crowded conditions on ships.

Synonyms

hospital fever jail fever putrid fever
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