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lavatory::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bathroom, can, john, lav, privy, toilet |
| Type of | room |
| Has types | comfort station, water closet, closet, convenience, head, loo, public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, w.c., wash room, washroom |
Examples of lavatory
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The separate crew lavatory is just ideal with my current obsession with privacy.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Manchester is in turmoil because it will be reduced to only one public lavatory.
From the economist.com
The work included the supply and fitting of a new lavatory seat in his bathroom.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
There is a galley kitchen and a bathroom about the size of an airliner lavatory.
From the latimes.com
Mandt once challenged an NBC camera crew to pick any lavatory for an inspection.
From the usatoday.com
A woman near the lavatory at the rear of the plane, however, was unable to move.
From the chron.com
One in three American men does not wash his hands after using a public lavatory.
From the economist.com
He went into the bathroom, ran a tap, flushed the lavatory and laughed out loud.
From the denverpost.com
The Spetsnaz soldier makes his way to a lavatory and cautiously opens the door.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Toilet: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- Washbasin: a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
- Flush toilet: a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it
- A toilet is a plumbing fixture primarily intended for the disposal of human excreta: urine and fecal matter. Additionally, vomit and menstrual waste are sometimes disposed of in toilets in some societies. ...
- A bathroom; a washroom; A toilet
- (Lavatories) Primarily a "washing facility," such as a bath, but also used euphemistically for toilets.
- A fixed bowl or basin with running water and drainage for washing. Bathroom sink.
- While sometimes used by the general public to mean a bathroom or washroom, the plumbing industry uses lavatory to mean a bathroom washbowl or basin permanently installed with running water. The plumbing industry uses the term "sink" in reference to kitchen sinks.
- A fixed wash basin connected to hot and cold running water and the building drain and used primarily for personal hygiene.
