as in restrooms
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
the school's filthy, broken-down lavatories were a disgrace
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Recent Examples of lavatories
The new restroom building will have a surf shack theme and several all-gender toilets, as well as outdoor lavatories and drinking fountains.
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Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
The airline also provides eye masks, ear plugs and other items on request, as well as toothbrushes, shaving kits and moisturizers in the lavatories.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
As for the plane itself, TCS has created a custom Airbus A321 with a spacious cabin that offers leather flatbed seats for up to 52 guests, large lavatories, and full-length mirrors.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
The airline also provides eye masks, ear plugs and other items on request, as well as toothbrushes, shaving kits and moisturizers in the lavatories.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
As for the plane itself, TCS has created a custom Airbus A321 with a spacious cabin that offers leather flatbed seats for up to 52 guests, large lavatories, and full-length mirrors.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lavatories
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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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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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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“Lavatories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavatories. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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