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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
- noun An attestation as to condition, especially a favorable one.
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- noun A
certificate stating whether or not there isinfectious disease aboard aship or in aport ofdeparture , given to the ship'smaster to present at the next port ofarrival
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival)
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