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: a receptacle (such as a pit in the earth) for use as a toilet
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Victims were murdered with machetes, garden hoes, and clubs; their bodies were tossed into rivers, dumped in ditches, and hurled into wells and pit latrines.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
America is one of two iterations of Cattelan’s gilded latrine.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
Particularly the busy latrine of a North American river otter (Lontra canadensis).
—Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Due to the extent that raccoons visit the home, and unsuccessful efforts to move the animal's latrine, the family is planning on moving, the CDC said.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
America is one of two iterations of Cattelan’s gilded latrine.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
Particularly the busy latrine of a North American river otter (Lontra canadensis).
—Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Due to the extent that raccoons visit the home, and unsuccessful efforts to move the animal's latrine, the family is planning on moving, the CDC said.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for latrine
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“Latrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latrine. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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