comfort station

noun

Example Sentences

a theme park abundantly supplied with comfort stations
Recent Examples on the Web Planned improvements include a new digital scoreboard, comfort station, playground, and basketball courts. The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2023 The church is both a comfort station and a crossroads. John Branch Tasneem Alsultan, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2022 Berns said the city was already considering moving the community gardens closer to Fairmount School, on the west end of the park, near a comfort station. cleveland, 6 Oct. 2022 The outdoor comfort station — sheathed in wood that’s painted a pleasing celadon — is not far from the entrance to the 33-acre nature preserve. Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021 And that’s the only surviving Chicago comfort station besides Logan Square’s, though the Columbus Park structure has been dormant for decades. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 14 July 2021 Sitting on the lawn the other night, with the projector throwing a bizarre procession of historical oddities on a pop-up screen, the presence of the comfort station building barely registered. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 14 July 2021 Orion, at Orion Avenue and Strata Street, features two children’s play areas, a dog park, shaded picnic tables, lawn areas, plazas and a comfort station. San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2021 The boat launch joins several recent Village Park upgrades like the Port Washington State Bank River Stage, a new playground, comfort station and entryway feature. Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2020 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of comfort station was circa 1913

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“Comfort station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comfort%20station. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

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