public convenience

American  

[puhb-lik kuhn-veen-yuhns] / ˈpʌb lɪk kənˈvin jəns /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a restroom, especially at a large public place, as at a railroad station.

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public convenience British  

noun

1. a public lavatory, esp one in a public place

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Etymology

Origin of public convenience

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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public convenience

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission had allowed the company’s project to move forward in 2018 by granting PennEast a so-called certificate of public convenience and necessity, but lawsuits followed.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2021

"Hackney Council put a public convenience there. That's where the Banksy was painted - on the side of a little toilet block. "We've spoken to Hackney to try to find out exactly what happened.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2017

The public convenience had not been used for years and the previous owner had bought it from Hackney council, Ellis said.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2017

The board decided that the pipeline met the requirements of Iowa law requiring it to “promote the public convenience and necessity.”

From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2016

And what during the last forty or fifty years had the Post Office done—done, that is, independently of Allen—to promote the public convenience or to make amends for so much that had given offence?

From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert