pissoir

American  

[pee-swar] / piˈswar /

noun

French.

plural

pissoirs

1. a street urinal for public use, especially one enclosed by a low wall, screen, or the like.

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pissoir British  

/ piswar, ˈpiːswɑː /

noun

1. a public urinal, usu. enclosed by a wall or screen

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Etymology

Origin of pissoir

French, from pisser to urinate

Example Sentences

So, in praise of the public pissoir, here are some of London's toilet-based tales you didn't know you'd been waiting for.

From BBC

Its title, America, is another Duchamp echo: “What has America given if not its plumbing?” asked the Frenchman who, coming from the land of the pissoir, clearly found US hygiene obsessions absurd.

From The Guardian

Outside was a pissoir and stacked crates of empties.

From Literature

To call a pissoir Fountain was to urinate on high culture – and that could not be a neutral gesture in 1917.

From The Guardian

In its initial filing, the plaintiffs said the pissoir violated privacy, sexual discrimination and public health laws, among various other rules and regulations.

From Washington Times