as in bathrooms
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
where's the nearest latrine, soldier?
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Recent Examples of latrines
Periodically, otters will leave the water to congregate at latrines.
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Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for latrines
Noun
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The landscaping, kitchen and bathrooms will also receive updates.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Cramped courtrooms and scarce bathrooms are part of the judicial past, too.—
Douglas Hanks
November 10,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The new courthouse has public restrooms on each floor.—
Douglas Hanks
November 10,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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Outfitted with restrooms, showers, and picnic areas, the full-facility Weeping Ridge family campground has 30 campsites equipped with electricity and water.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And given that trains also had no toilets, how did people manage?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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People fled through the carriages seeking safety, with some attempting to barricade themselves in the train’s toilets, said other witnesses who saw train seats soaked in blood.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Latrines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latrines. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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