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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
  • Built in the 1950s, the roughly 1,940-square-foot house has just two bedrooms and two bathrooms and sits at the end of a long red-brick driveway.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The smart glasses users, some in California, allege the gadget captured footage of themselves and family members undressing, going to the bathroom, having sex and entering passwords.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of bathroom
Noun
  • The walkways are wider and the varied amenities are more carefully designed to allow better overall viewing of the field while grabbing a concession or visiting one of the many restrooms.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • More recently, the city completed several projects, including a new roof, walkway repairs, renovated family restrooms and a new Local History Room to house the Hialeah History Archive.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of restroom
Noun
  • 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
  • On one side, there’s a walk-in closet, water closet, and double vanity.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of water closet
Noun
  • Putting medications down a sink or toilet deposits them directly into wastewater, where they will likely not be filtered out.
    — Sunny Linnebur, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Mamdani warns New Yorkers new $4M public toilets could open on you mid-use.
    — , FOXNews.com, 18 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 21 Sep. 2026.

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