lavatories

plural of lavatory

Example Sentences

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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. 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
  • But at some closed park locations, services will be stripped to the bone, including no trash collection, restrooms, road or walkway maintenance or visitor information.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The restaurant didn’t have soap at both front restrooms.
    Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Place them generously along walls, under furniture, behind toilets, in closets, crawl spaces, garages, attics, and near vents and light fixtures.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Small trailers carrying water tanks and portable toilets were brought into each compound, though some camps eventually received more adequate plumbing over the course of the detention operations.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Lavatories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavatories. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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