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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One-bedroom suites offer living, dining, and work areas, a powder room, and bathrooms with double vanities, soaking tubs, and separate showers.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Other sites like Point Reyes National Seashore and Fort Point have partial closures, with some parking lots blocked or bathrooms locked.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Also planned are playgrounds, picnic areas, exercise stations, trails, parking and restrooms.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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This visitor center has restrooms and maps.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Already a name in clean-operating waterless RV toilets, Swiss brand Clesana recently introduced one of the most user-friendly portable off-grid toilets out there.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Oct. 2025
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Additional fencing had been spread across the perimeter while trailers were set up and trucks, marked Emergency Disaster Services, dropped off portable toilets and additional supplies.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Latrines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latrines. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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