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Dictionary: bill of health

n., pl., bills of health. (Abbr. B/H)
  1. 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.
  2. Informal. An attestation as to condition, especially a favorable one: gave the structure a clean bill of health in spite of its age.

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n.
  1. 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.
  2. An attestation as to condition, especially a favorable one.
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a certificate saying that a ship's company was healthy


 
 

 

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