as in bathrooms
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
where's the nearest latrine, soldier?
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of latrines
Before its closure, the high school campus in Toubab Dialaw — where most of the alleged abuse took place — consisted largely of a construction site with trailers, no running water, frequent power outages and makeshift zinc latrines.
—
Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 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
Periodically, otters will leave the water to congregate at latrines.
—Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 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
Periodically, otters will leave the water to congregate at latrines.
—Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for latrines
Noun
-
The entrance does not feature a ramp, and many of the guest bathrooms are not wheelchair accessible.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
-
Each one can sleep up to 10 guests, offering a full-beam owner’s suite with dual bathrooms on the main deck, along with two VIPs and two twins on the lower deck next to the crew quarters.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
He's accused of placing cameras in the restrooms of three other parks, with at least 12 different victims.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
-
Many public places don’t have such restrooms.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Airport officials said there are 71 men-specific toilets within eight restrooms, 82 women’s in eight restrooms, 14 family restrooms and two all-gender restrooms with 64 total toilets throughout the airport.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
-
At the time, toilets were sometimes used as rubbish bins, the researchers explained.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Latrines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latrines. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
