Synonyms of latrines

latrines

noun

plural of latrine

as in bathrooms

a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste

where's the nearest latrine, soldier?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bathrooms
• restrooms
• toilets
• lavatories
• washrooms
• baths
• potties
• loos
• cloakrooms
• water closets
• cans
• bogs
• johns
• privies
• comfort stations
• conveniences
• outhouses
• commodes
• heads
• pots
• pans
• jakes
• powder rooms
• garderobes
• half baths
• ladies
• ladies' rooms
• men's rooms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of latrines

While some of these latrines connected to pipes that moved waste underground, very few drained into Ancient Rome’s sewer system. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

His job hauling buckets of sewage from the latrines was no fun. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

The latrines were right next to the food. — Amanda Rosa updated April 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026

In the corner were two roofless latrines—one with the toilet and the other with a tap, bucket and footstool for bathing. — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026

Before its closure, the high school campus in Toubab Dialaw -- where most of the abuse is reported to have taken place -- consisted largely of a construction site with trailers, no running water, frequent power outages and makeshift zinc latrines. — Mark Banchereau The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026

At the city’s public latrines, 36 holes upon which people took their comfort breaks line the walls above a drainage system. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026

Victims were murdered with machetes, garden hoes, and clubs; their bodies were tossed into rivers, dumped in ditches, and hurled into wells and pit latrines. — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025