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
Work on Buckingham Palace continued at pace, with nearly 9 miles of new electrical cabling and more than 12 miles of mechanical pipework installed, along with accessibility upgrades including lifts and new lavatories.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 30 June 2025
The plane has nine lavatories for passengers in addition to one lavatory in the bedroom suite and another in the guest bedroom.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Thailand flight delayed by threat A bomb threat message on Air India flight AI 379, which was bound for New Delhi from Phuket International Airport in southern Thailand, was found in a lavatory shortly after the plane took off Friday, officials said.
—Shonal Ganguly, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The rest of the red-eye flight continued as usual, until the pilot got up to use the lavatory during the journey.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 30 June 2025
The plane has nine lavatories for passengers in addition to one lavatory in the bedroom suite and another in the guest bedroom.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Thailand flight delayed by threat A bomb threat message on Air India flight AI 379, which was bound for New Delhi from Phuket International Airport in southern Thailand, was found in a lavatory shortly after the plane took off Friday, officials said.
—Shonal Ganguly, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The rest of the red-eye flight continued as usual, until the pilot got up to use the lavatory during the journey.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lavatory
Noun
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Our bathroom was similarly functional, with a spacious brown-tiled shower (but no tub).—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
21 July 2025
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The bathroom was separated from the room by a sliding double door.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Camping fees include WiFi, showers, restrooms, a laundry room and admission to Bedrock City and raptor flight shows.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Thompson was subsequently arrested and a search of his phone turned up images of other girls — ages 7, 9, 11 and 14 — using the restroom.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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Foard was seen pouring the soup he had been served into cell's the toilet, drinking the mixture and regurgitating it immediately, according to the complaint.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Neuschwanstein featured many modern innovations, including flushing toilets, an internal telephone system and central heating, per the castle’s website.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
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“Lavatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavatory. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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