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
  • An April 2025 legionella report obtained by The Sacramento Bee shows the bacteria was found in at least 17 samples, including those taken from the men’s locker room, a women’s bathroom and several janitor closets.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • And there, Guadagnino says, gesturing to a section covered by a red tarp, is where his team built the men’s bathrooms where some computer scientists have a pissing contest.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of bathroom
Noun
  • The paper towel dispenser was empty for the market’s employee restroom.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The moment when the audience gets up, goes to the restroom, orders drinks, and chats in the hallway.
    — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of restroom
Noun
  • Although the house had running water at a downstairs sink and a water closet in the basement, there was no running water upstairs and no conventional bathroom.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026
  • While the home had a flushable water closet in the basement, the family used chamber pots in the bedrooms.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of water closet
Noun
  • One man was already pounding another's head into a small hole that prisoners used as a toilet.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The self-sanitizing pod is equipped with a power-washing system that cleans and disinfects the toilet and the floor for a few minutes after each use.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 29 Sep. 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 5 Oct. 2026.

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