as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
the school's filthy, broken-down lavatories were a disgrace
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Recent Examples of lavatory
Delta aims to provide dedicated overhead bin space for every passenger, more accessible seating and lavatories and fewer rows to create a less crowded environment.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Although the interior design is still being finalized, the horizontal spread of the aircraft cabin and reduced depth mean that a lavatory, or galley, is within six to seven rows fore or aft.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
When alarms sounded in the early hours of September 14, 2019, as thieves ran off with the golden lavatory, staffers searched the museum before realizing it was gone.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The plane's unique shape offers endless possibilities, Delta said, including dedicated overhead bin space for 250 passengers, accessible seats and lavatories, and fewer rows.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Although the interior design is still being finalized, the horizontal spread of the aircraft cabin and reduced depth mean that a lavatory, or galley, is within six to seven rows fore or aft.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
When alarms sounded in the early hours of September 14, 2019, as thieves ran off with the golden lavatory, staffers searched the museum before realizing it was gone.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The plane's unique shape offers endless possibilities, Delta said, including dedicated overhead bin space for 250 passengers, accessible seats and lavatories, and fewer rows.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lavatory
Noun
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The tennis center, which will contain a bathroom, is powered by solar panels on its roof.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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The school resource officer was able to view a recorded video of the area leading into the bathroom and interviewed a witness.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
Noun
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The film is a banger top to bottom, but there are two sequences in particular — the restroom fight and the helicopter chase — that push the action to a level that’s absolutely out of this world.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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The waitress entered the restroom to check, and the man followed her, taking out a gun and choking her, deputies said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The inmates escaped in the early morning hours of May 16, ripping out a toilet and sink unit and going through a hole in the wall, officials said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Inside, the inmates then cut through the pipes connected to the sink and toilet to remove them and escape through the wall.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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“Lavatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavatory. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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