as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
where's the nearest latrine, soldier?
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Recent Examples of latrine
Instead, worker ants who are on latrine duty collect the poop and carry it to the toilet chamber, which is located far away from other parts of the nest.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2025
The camps were surrounded by open-pit latrines, and the smell of sewage was overpowering; children lay around with flies on them.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Prefabricated buildings erected in the underground caverns housed sleeping quarters, latrines, laboratories, a mess hall, laundry and gym.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
But their breakthrough came from the latrine, which had been built within a larger timber building.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2025
The camps were surrounded by open-pit latrines, and the smell of sewage was overpowering; children lay around with flies on them.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Prefabricated buildings erected in the underground caverns housed sleeping quarters, latrines, laboratories, a mess hall, laundry and gym.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
But their breakthrough came from the latrine, which had been built within a larger timber building.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latrine
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Generic 3-Bedroom Prefab Tiny Home The tiny home is fully customizable, but the layout my teens like has three bedrooms, each fitting a full- to queen-sized bed, a living room, a full kitchen, and one bathroom with a stunning marble-like shower.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Residents in rural Lapel are seeing brown water pouring from their kitchen and bathroom taps.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Oct. 2025
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At some park locations that collect fees, the memo stipulates that basic services can be provided such as those that maintain restrooms, collect trash and road maintenance.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Parks with accessible areas that collect fees under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act are to use balances from those fees to continue providing basic visitor services, such as restroom maintenance and trash collection.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The drains were so inadequate that a visit to the gents toilet, even before kick-off, meant wading through puddles of urine.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In 1960, Hurricane Donna left a toilet seat hanging from a mangrove branch—and the rest is history.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Latrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latrine. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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