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
Witnesses and law enforcement sources told WLS that a passenger scuffled with crewmembers mid-air, and a bomb threat was found written on a note in a lavatory a short time later.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024
Nearby, makeshift pits shielded by burlap serve as lavatories.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2024
As for staying away from the galleys and lavatories, those are two of the most disruptive spaces on planes.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
Flight attendants have also landed in hot water for shuffling nursing mothers into the lavatory and not allowing their breast pumps on board.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2024
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024
Nearby, makeshift pits shielded by burlap serve as lavatories.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2024
As for staying away from the galleys and lavatories, those are two of the most disruptive spaces on planes.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
Flight attendants have also landed in hot water for shuffling nursing mothers into the lavatory and not allowing their breast pumps on board.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lavatory
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Then notice how much fresher your bathroom smells. 6.Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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First is a lengthy 12-minute cold open: a flash-forward that almost immediately answers the Kevin Costner question by revealing that Governor John Dutton has been shot and killed in the bathroom of his governor’s mansion in Helena.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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The site has restrooms, water and maps. Details: McDowell Sonoran Preserve, scottsdaleaz.gov/preserve. Read more of Mare Czinar's hikes at arizonahiking.blogspot.com.Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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To earn a perfect score, companies must now offer gender-transition plans for their employees, including supportive restrooms, dress codes and documentation guidance.Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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If toilets aren’t subject to Coriolis forces, hair certainly isn’t either, Willems says.Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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There were also concerns about plumbing since Brownstone had replaced a toilet in the basement with a shower stall, according to the notice issued by the Department of Building Inspections.Shawna Chen, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Lavatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavatory. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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