lavatory
noun
a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.
lavatories
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pluralof lavatory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The facility hosts 85 beds with the capacity to expand to 100 and includes a mix of dormitories, lavatories, a kitchen and laundry facilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
He urges athletes to choose window seats in the middle of the aircraft, away from the most-trafficked areas—the front, where everyone enters, and the rear, near the galley and the lavatories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
BBC Scotland News understands that the Scottish government is confident that the vast majority of schools in Scotland already offer single-sex lavatories.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
Plus, onboard wheelchairs need to go frontward into lavatories and have proper wheel locks, cushioning and restraints.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
The lavatories were in a rickety wooden outhouse at the back of the hotel and each cubicle contained nothing more than a round hole cut in a piece of wood.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
