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Ward Noun, Verbbre /Wɔːd/Name /Wɔːrd/Noun 1 A Separate Room Area Hospital People

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Back noun, verbBrE /wɔːd/NAmE /wɔːrd/noun


1 a separate room or area in a hospital for people with the same type of medical conditiona maternity/surgical/psychiatric/children's, etc. ward He worked as a nurse on the children's ward.

2 (in Britain) one of the areas into which a city is divided and which elects and is represented by a member of the local council

3 (law) a person, especially a child, who is under thelegal protection of a court or another person (calleda guardian)The child was made a ward of court.

verb

ˌward sb/sthˈoffto protect or defend yourself against danger, illness, attack, etcto ward off criticism She put up her hands to ward him off.

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