urinal

noun

uri·​nal ˈyər-ə-nᵊl 

ˈyu̇r-,

 British also  yu̇-ˈrī-nᵊl

1

: a vessel for receiving urine

2

a

: a building or enclosure with facilities for urinating

b

: a fixture used for urinating

Examples of urinal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People Women's urinals took Glastonbury by storm. —Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025

But none regarding the excavation of urinals in a stadium built a year before the zipper was invented, nor how expensive that removal will cost. —Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

In the late 1930s and early ’40s, Rama filled her drawings with things used by or serving as surrogates for the body—prosthetic limbs, dentures, razors, urinals, and scrubbing brushes. —Elizabeth Mangini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025

Oak Park and River Forest High School said that exterior doors were taken off restrooms only when there would be no straight line of sight into the location of stalls and urinals. —Sam Gillette, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin, from Latin urina

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

urinal

noun

uri·​nal ˈyu̇r-ən-ᵊl 

: a container for receiving urine

also : a place for urinating

Medical Definition

urinal

noun

uri·​nal ˈyu̇r-ən-ᵊl 

1

: a vessel into which a bedridden person urinates

2

: a container worn by a person with urinary incontinence