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rest room

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noun

  1. a room in a public building having lavatories, washing facilities, and sometimes couches

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Fortunately, it was located in a museum rest room, so anyone looking to interact with it could do so privately.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2022

It erected a rest room trailer that has only recently been removed.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2021

During World War Two, the station was repurposed as a canteen and rest room by the Women's Voluntary Service, serving the forces more than two million meals between 1940 and 1946.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2020

Even when the Patriots don’t make the Super Bowl, the palpable relief from the rest room is still a victory for them.

From Golf Digest • Jan. 27, 2020

He had been in the rest room a full eight hours.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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