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
At the city’s public latrines, 36 holes upon which people took their comfort breaks line the walls above a drainage system.
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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
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
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Tara Barauskas threw a watch party the day the cranes lowered entire living rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms onto the 13-unit Berkeley Station housing complex in Santa Monica.—
Amancai Biraben,
Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The six-story house has five bedrooms, six bathrooms and an elevator.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Allegations of betting on suicide Like other detainees, Ramsingh said that between cleanings, the rooms, restrooms and showers were often filthy and infested with insects.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The school served as a shelter and a place people could come for restrooms, water and food.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To achieve that, Ye demanded the removal of pretty much everything that made the house a house — windows, toilets, and electricity, Courthouse News said.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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The property was built to serve as a commercial facility and has warehouse space, offices, four toilets and two water fountains.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Latrines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latrines. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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