Bill Of Health Definition
bĭl
bills of health
noun
A certificate stating whether there is infectious disease aboard a ship or in the port which the ship is leaving: it is given to the captain to show at the next port.
Webster's New World
A certificate stating whether there is infectious disease aboard a ship or in a port of departure, given to the ship's master to present at the next port of arrival.
American Heritage Medicine
An attestation as to condition, especially a favorable one.
American Heritage Medicine
A certificate stating whether or not there is infectious disease aboard a ship or in a port of departure, given to the ship's master to present at the next port of arrival.
Wiktionary
idiom
clean bill of health
- a bill of health certifying the absence of infectious disease
- a good record; favorable report, as after an investigation
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Bill Of Health
Noun
Singular:
bill of health
Plural:
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