comfort station

noun

Definition of comfort stationnext
as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste a theme park abundantly supplied with comfort stations

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Recent Examples of comfort station The boy fell near the park’s comfort station, witnesses said. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026 Two of the campgrounds are open year-round, and the facilities have restrooms (with modern rain shower heads), firewood, a dump station, and a comfort station. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026 Coulibaly was allegedly recorded hitting police with a small boulder of snow during the Monday afternoon incident near the park’s comfort stations. — Thomas Tracy, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026 The commission has also installed shower units and portable bathrooms at its comfort station to provide relief for residents without water. — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for comfort station
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comfort station
  1. bathroom
  2. restroom
  3. water closet
  4. toilet
Noun
  • Others were eating macarons from the dessert trays, using the bathroom or mingling in the lobby.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • There was a small building for the players to change and use the bathroom, and that was it.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of bathroom
Noun
  • The park itself is 407 acres and has campsites and eight lake cabins available, equipped with picnic areas including a shelter, restrooms and two playgrounds.
    — Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Visitors are routinely denied access to drinking water, shade or indoor restrooms.
    — Thomas Kennedy, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2026
Definition of restroom
Noun
  • My two-story townhouse measured 968 square feet and had two bathrooms — the upstairs one had a soaking tub, dual sinks, a walk-in shower, and water closet.
    — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
  • The ensuite bathroom has heated floors, a marble shower, two private water closets, dual walk-in closets and a laundry room.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of water closet
Noun
  • Accessible portable toilets are available throughout festival grounds as well as at accessible viewing platforms throughout the festival.
    — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • Most farms supply portable toilets or bathroom trailers to workers in the fields.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of toilet

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“Comfort station.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comfort%20station. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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