as in bathroom
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 lavatory
The ibis team and the film team—more than twenty people in all—cycled in and out of the bathrooms, leaving shoes at the bottom of the stairs so as not to track in dirt and to indicate that the lavatories were occupied.
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
The old lavatories were taken out soon after the Joneses settled in and the space is now a dark room.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Forget the days of having to wait in line for a bathroom, your screen can indicate if a lavatory is available before having to stand in the aisle.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
To show its chops, Elite II’s lavatory even has skylights.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
The old lavatories were taken out soon after the Joneses settled in and the space is now a dark room.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Forget the days of having to wait in line for a bathroom, your screen can indicate if a lavatory is available before having to stand in the aisle.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
To show its chops, Elite II’s lavatory even has skylights.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for lavatory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lavatory
Noun
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In fact, read any news report of a flight diversion, and chances are there's a thoughtless passenger behind it – someone who didn't want to share the overhead bin space, insisted on jamming their seat all the way back, or didn't want to wait to use the bathroom.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Locate bathrooms: When out together, help identify nearby restroom locations to reduce anxiety. Offer practical help: During flares, offer to help with errands, meal preparation, or transportation to appointments.—
Robert Burakoff,
Health,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That’s something simple that companies can adjust, by investing in and consistently stocking free menstrual products in restrooms (especially for those unpredictable perimenopause periods), Wilson said.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
28 Mar. 2025
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All county shelters and housing programs must now follow the same policy, which includes specific regulations regarding restrooms, graffiti removal and crime prevention.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Burns Paiute Tribe has been providing meals and cases of water to impacted members, and set up portable toilets and showers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Inspectors unsuccessfully tried to flush an employee restroom toilet four times, which led to a suspension of the shop’s permit.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Lavatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavatory. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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