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
The biggest clue was the discovery in 2006 of a latrine within the remains of a large timber building.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
Its significance was not recognized at the time, but archaeologists have since determined that high-status homes began integrating latrines in the 10th century, so the structure was most likely part of King Harold's residence.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
Researchers noted that the 2006 excavation identified a timber structure with a latrine inside.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Most Popular Stories of 2020 Crocodiles in Egypt, latrines in Rome, two timely syllabi, plus interviews with an epidemiologist and a theoretical physicist, were readers' favorites this year.
—JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
Its significance was not recognized at the time, but archaeologists have since determined that high-status homes began integrating latrines in the 10th century, so the structure was most likely part of King Harold's residence.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
Researchers noted that the 2006 excavation identified a timber structure with a latrine inside.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Most Popular Stories of 2020 Crocodiles in Egypt, latrines in Rome, two timely syllabi, plus interviews with an epidemiologist and a theoretical physicist, were readers' favorites this year.
—JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latrine
Noun
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Hargitay jolts up, this time lugging the laptop into an en suite bathroom.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Use a gentle, non-abrasive cleaner on chrome fixtures like faucets and knobs in the bathroom since lemon juice reacts with the metal and causes corrosion and spotting over time.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
Noun
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But our guide in Nuremburg, Germany, was clearly peeved when some cruise passengers (including us) asked to use the restrooms at the start of a long trek through Nuremberg’s Imperial Castle grounds.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
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The project, which is expected to take about five years, includes restoring the Great Hall to its original appearance; expanding and relocating the café, shop and restrooms; and creating a space for public programming.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The group of inmates escaped by yanking open a faulty cell door, removing a toilet, crawling through a hole in the wall behind it and scaling a barbed wire fence in the early morning hours.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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The 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in the early morning hours of May 16 after climbing through a hole behind a toilet.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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“Latrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latrine. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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